Baseball Game Preview: Monrovia Wildcats vs. North Hollywood Huskies

The Monrovia Wildcats will square off against the North Hollywood Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. North Hollywood took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monrovia, who comes in off a win.

Monrovia made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Pasadena, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Monrovia put the hurt on South Pasadena with a sharp 7-1 victory on Wednesday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.

Alex Myers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits. Those hits were his first of the season.

At the plate, Josh Griffiths and Isaias Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Griffiths scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4, while Hernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Hernandez has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sully Zinn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, North Hollywood came up short against Poly on Thursday, falling 14-1.

North Hollywood saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Enoch Yi, who went 1-for-4 with one double.

North Hollywood's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Monrovia, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.

Monrovia's speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's game. Monrovia has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for North Hollywood, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Monrovia continue to outrun the ball? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.