It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northtown had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Pritzker Jaguars as they made off with a 17-1 win.
Gabriel Velez
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Gabriel Velez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowing only one earned run while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Northtown: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 1-12 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Granera, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Northtown's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-12 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Gracia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
Northtown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Northtown's victory bumped their record up to 3-13. As for Pritzker, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
As of now, neither Northtown nor the Jaguars have any future games scheduled.
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