The JW North Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Citrus Hill Hawks at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tahquitz hit JW North with a ten-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Huskies came up short against the Titans, falling 14-7. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nicolas Zepeda was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Zepeda was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Zepeda wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Pena, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Logan Bittner also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Citrus Hill had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Vikings. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
Like JW North, Citrus Hill also got a great game from a two-way player: Noe Mendoza. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Mendoza has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Citrus Hill pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for JW North, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16-1.
JW North couldn't quite finish off Citrus Hill in their previous matchup on April 3rd and fell 5-3. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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