The North Saxons will take on the St. Monica Mariners at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Monica took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, North needed a bit of extra time to put away St. Bernard. They skirted past the Vikings 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saxons have posted since March 1st.
Nolan Shiroma looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of North's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 3-9-1 when he doesn't).
Eric Yamashiro
| 04/03/25 vs St. Bernard | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ Mary Star of the Sea | 1 |
| 02/21/25 @ Mira Costa | 1 |
| 03/25/24 @ Newport Harbor | 1 |
| 02/22/24 @ Mayfair | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eric Yamashiro, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucas Blackwood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, St. Monica came up short against Los Angeles CES on Wednesday and fell 7-4.
Nico Vallejo was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Villegas, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
St. Monica has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for North, their win bumped their record up to 6-9-1.
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