The Hueneme Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the North Hollywood Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hueneme comes in on four and North Hollywood on eight.
Hueneme's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Cathedral City. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Jaucelynn Ayala's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 22 consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Hollywood had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Lobos. Considering the Huskies have won 13 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hueneme pushed their record up to 11-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for North Hollywood, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
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