The North Saxons will challenge the Hawthorne Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North has three straight victories, Hawthorne has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ten must be North's lucky number: they beat St. Monica Academy with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Saxons beat the Crusaders by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-2.
Nikko Archuleta was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Lucas Blackwood
| 04/04/25 vs St. Monica Academy | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs South | 1 |
| 02/17/25 @ Loyola | 1 |
In other batting news, Lucas Blackwood was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was David Iniguez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Hawthorne's offense. They lost 18-0 to Santa Monica on Thursday.
North pushed their record up to 8-9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Hawthorne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
North beat Hawthorne 3-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Will the Saxons repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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