North Hollywood fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Poly on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Poly Parrots by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, North Hollywood couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ellison Hinnen spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on 11 hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North Hollywood saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayla Soto, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, North Hollywood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Poly's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: BRIANA LIRA gave up one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
North Hollywood dropped their record down to 4-12 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Poly, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Hollywood will square off against Chavez at 5:30 a.m. on Monday. Chavez will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something North Hollywood surely won't give up without a fight. As for Poly, they will head out on the road to face off against Verdugo Hills at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Poly is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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