Softball Game Preview: North Hollywood Huskies vs. Hueneme Vikings

The North Hollywood Huskies will face off against the Hueneme Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as North Hollywood comes in on eight and Hueneme on four.

North Hollywood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Rancho Dominguez as they made off with a 10-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, while Hueneme put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Cathedral City. The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Lions 1-0. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by just one run.

Not much got past Jaucelynn Ayala, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Cathedral City off the board. Ayala has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 22 consecutive appearances.

Hueneme pushed their record up to 11-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for North Hollywood, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.