Baseball Recap: North Hollywood has no trouble against Mater Dei Catholic

By Team Reports Mar 26, 2024, 7:09pm

Baseball Recap: North Hollywood Huskies vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

North Hollywood waltzed into their match on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders.

Enoch Yi made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, 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 big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Cristian Calderon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Elijah Gaytan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

On Mater Dei Catholic's side, Roman Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joey Castillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

North Hollywood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-6.

North Hollywood will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Calexico at 4:00 p.m. North Hollywood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Calexico's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they will be playing at home against Clairemont at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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