Baseball Recap: North Valleys Sets Scoring Season-High Against Hug

Panthers

Team Score (Highest)

04/09/25 @ Hug	18
03/15/25 vs Elko	16
04/05/25 @ Wooster	14
03/14/25 vs Spring Creek	14
03/22/25 vs South Tahoe	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Valleys). They blew past the Hug Hawks 18-5 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Carlos Cordova and Zach Clarke were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cordova pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Clarke pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cordova has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Cordova went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Clarke went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those four RBI gave Cordova a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Birch, who scored four runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-5. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Evan Birch, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.

North Valleys kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hug only managed seven hits.

The victory made it two in a row for North Valleys and bumps their season record up to 12-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for Hug, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-10.

North Valleys has already played their next contest, a 5-1 victory against Lowry on the 10th. Hopefully Hug payed attention to the Panthers' matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.