The San Fernando Tigers will head out on the road to take on the North Hollywood Huskies at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
It was a proper cat-fight when San Fernando challenged Kennedy on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ray Pelayo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
On the hitting side, San Fernando's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rommeml Molina, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits Molina has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, North Hollywood hadn't done well against Poly recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand the Parrots a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly two runs.
Not much got past Ben Balsam, who gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Poly off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Park, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The victory made it two in a row for North Hollywood and bumps their season record up to 3-19. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for San Fernando, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
San Fernando couldn't quite finish off North Hollywood when the teams last played on Monday and fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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