The JW North Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hemet Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (JW North: 4, Hemet: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
JW North's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Valley View on Friday. They fell 5-0 to the Eagles.
Nicholas Zepeda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Andrew Zepeda was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Hemet also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Elsinore by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
Hemet saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Timmy LaChappa, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
JW North has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15-1 record this season. As for Hemet, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8.
JW North came up short against Hemet in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LaChappa, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that JW North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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