North lost to El Segundo back in March and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Saxons fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Saxons have lost by just one run.
North got a good showing from Joseph Banuelos, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Banuelos a new career-low.
Sei Nagashima
| 04/15/26 vs El Segundo | 3 |
| 03/11/26 vs New Roads | 3 |
| 03/06/26 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 3 |
| 04/07/26 @ West | 2 |
| 03/10/26 vs Royal | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
On the hitting side, Josiah Reed and Sei Nagashima stepped up to the plate in a big way. Reed went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles, while Nagashima went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Nagashima is becoming a predictor of North's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
North now has a losing record of 10-11. As for El Segundo, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
While North had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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