Baseball Preview: Calexico Bulldogs vs. North Hollywood Huskies
The Calexico Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the North Hollywood Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Calexico got themselves on the board against Clairemont, but Clairemont never followed suit. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Chieftains. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Calexico has scored all season.
Jose Ortega spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Calexico's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Fregoso, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Hollywood came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 10-4 victory.
Enoch Yi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Yi was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cristian Calderon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Elijah Gaytan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Calexico has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. As for North Hollywood, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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