It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northridge Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Marquez Gladiators by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pumas have suffered since March 24th.
Guadalupe Ortiz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Pumas
| 05/28/25 vs Marquez | 4-6 |
| 05/23/25 vs Franklin | 3-2 |
| 05/21/25 vs Bell | 15-1 |
| 05/15/25 @ Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences | 19-3 |
| 05/12/25 vs Vaughn | 19-0 |
With the loss, Northridge Academy broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-5. As for Marquez, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Northridge Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marquez, they will square off against Taft at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Toreadors will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Gladiators surely won't give up without a fight.
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