The Peninsula Panthers will take on the North Saxons at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Peninsula fell victim to North and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Saxons by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For North's part, the result came thanks to Justin Olivar's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up nine Ks. Olivar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nicky Gonzalez was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
The victory made it two in a row for North and bumps their season record up to 10-13. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Peninsula, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
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