The Northridge Grizzlies will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Severance Silver Knights at 3:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Northridge: they have been struggling with nine straight losses at home, while Severance has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Things were looking good for Northridge after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 5-2 to Niwot.
Lincoln Lyons put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Lyons has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lyons was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Damian Alvarez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Severance put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Frederick as Severance made off with a 13-7 victory.
The team relied heavily on Brennan Taylor, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braeden Kerksiek, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Northridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Severance, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Northridge came up short against Severance in their previous matchup back in April, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Severance's Dom Rice, who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Northridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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