Banning and North Hollywood squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Banning had to settle for second. They fell just short of the North Hollywood Huskies by a score of 3-1. Banning's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Banning saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phillip Melgoza, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On North Hollywood's side, Nick Park was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, a stolen base, and a run. Diego Velazquez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Banning's loss dropped their record down to 18-14. As for North Hollywood, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season.
Banning does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Hollywood, they will head out on the road to challenge Chino Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Hollywood: 3.3, Chino Hills: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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