Baseball Recap: Del Norte Has No Trouble Against Mt. Shasta

Del Norte won the last time they faced Mt. Shasta and things went their way on Friday too. Del Norte put the hurt on Mt. Shasta with a sharp 8-2 win. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly six runs.

Saxon Taylor

Hits

03/21/25 vs Mt. Shasta	4
03/20/25 vs Etna	3
03/18/25 @ Hoopa Valley	2
03/08/25 vs Clear Lake	1
03/07/25 vs Lassen	1
+ 12 more games

The team relied heavily on Saxon Taylor, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Cardenas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Del Norte was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Del Norte and bumps their season record up to 3-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.8 in the others. As for Mt. Shasta, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.

Del Norte didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-2 win against St. Bernard's on the 22nd. As for Mt. Shasta, they will head out on the road to take on Yreka at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Shasta's pitchers better be ready for this one: Yreka has averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.