Baseball Recap: Saugus Wins Going Away Against North Hollywood

Saugus had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-run drubbing they dealt North Hollywood on Tuesday. Everything went the Saugus Centurions' way against the North Hollywood Huskies as the Saugus Centurions made off with a 21-1 win. That 20 run margin sets a new team best for the Centurions this season.

Ming Lee

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/04/25 vs North Hollywood	5
02/22/24 vs Highland	4
02/13/24 @ Rio Mesa	4
03/20/24 vs West Ranch	2
03/09/24 @ Palos Verdes	2

Ming Lee looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

At the plate, Kaden Haag was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jason-Jd Lawless, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.

Saugus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Hollywood only posted a batting average of .118.

Saugus pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Hollywood, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saugus will take on Oaks Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Hollywood, they will face off against Sylmar at 3:00 p.m. on March 13th.