For the second straight game, North will face off against El Segundo. The Saxons will venture away from home to challenge the Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, North didn't have quite enough to beat El Segundo and fell 7-6. The Saxons haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
North got a good showing from Joseph Banuelos, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Banuelos has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
Josiah Reed
| 03/07/26 @ Whittier Christian | 3 |
| 04/15/26 vs El Segundo | 2 |
| 03/16/26 @ St. Monica | 2 |
| 03/11/26 vs New Roads | 2 |
| 04/07/26 @ West | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Josiah Reed and Sei Nagashima did some serious damage despite the final result: Reed went 3-for-4 with two runs and two doubles, while Nagashima went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double. North is 3-1 when Reed posts two or more runs, but 7-10 otherwise.
El Segundo has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for North, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
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