The North Hollywood Huskies are on the road again on Friday to play the Arleta Mustangs at 3:00 p.m.
After soaring to 26 runs the game before, North Hollywood was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Poly.
Ellison Hinnen spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Hollywood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruby McCrackin, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Arleta only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-point they dealt Grant on Wednesday. Arleta put the hurt on Grant with a sharp 19-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Arleta, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
BRENDA AGUILAR and CAIRA SANCHEZ made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, AGUILAR tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, SANCHEZ pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). At bat, AGUILAR scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while SANCHEZ scored a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, LEILANI GURROLA was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was ISABEL MENA, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
North Hollywood's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Arleta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Friday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. North Hollywood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. However, it's not like Arleta struggles in that department as they've averaged .345. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
North Hollywood suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Arleta in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for North Hollywood, EMMA FIGUEROA (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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