Baseball Recap: Northridge Academy Drops Highest Score of Season Against Panorama

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northridge Academy). They never let the Panorama Pythons get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Friday. With that win, the Pumas brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Jesse Caballero was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Northridge Academy: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-6 otherwise. Caballero was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Oscar Zamora Hernandez

Runs (Career)

04/11/25 vs Panorama	3
03/28/25 @ East Valley	2
04/09/25 @ Panorama	1
04/04/25 @ Canoga Park	1
02/27/25 @ Monroe	1

In other batting news, Oscar Zamora Hernandez and Aaron Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Zamora Hernandez scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Hernandez scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave Zamora Hernandez a new career-high. Anthony Gonzalez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.

Northridge Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory made it two in a row for Northridge Academy and bumps their season record up to 4-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Panorama, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.

Northridge Academy and Panorama will both get a bit of extra prep time before their next matchups. The next time the Pumas see the field they'll take on Fulton at 2:30 p.m. on the 23rd. As for Panorama, their break will end when they face San Gabriel at 3:30 p.m. on the 21st.