Hueneme is 9-1 against Nordhoff since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Hueneme Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Nordhoff Rangers at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hueneme has three straight victories, Nordhoff has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Hueneme beats Nordhoff with four runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Hueneme walked away with a 4-1 win over Fillmore on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Jordan Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Makoa Swanson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff came up short against Channel Islands on Monday and fell 6-1.
Hueneme's victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1. As for Nordhoff, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Hueneme skirted past Nordhoff 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Nordhoff's Caden Almekinder, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Hueneme to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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