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| 04/06/26 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 03/12/26 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/11/25 - Away | 1-11 L |
| 04/07/25 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 03/17/25 - Home | 6-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
North Hollywood gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Verdugo Hills Dons 5-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-2 back in March.
Ben Balsam tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eliasar Cruz was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
North Hollywood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Verdugo Hills, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Hollywood will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Dons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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