Verdugo Hills and North Hollywood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Verdugo Hills Dons will be playing at home against the North Hollywood Huskies at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Verdugo Hills' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Arleta 11-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Verdugo Hills.
The result came thanks to Cooper Savage's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Verdugo Hills got a massive performance out of Justin McCubbin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. McCubbin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Iafrate, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Hollywood can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Grant as North Hollywood made off with a 10-0 victory. North Hollywood's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
North Hollywood also got a great performance from Benjamin Balsam as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Elijah Gaytan and Donelly Dubon did most of the damage at the plate: Gaytan scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Dubon scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Richard Ruvalcaba was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Verdugo Hills has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for North Hollywood, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Verdugo Hills has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Hollywood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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