North Hollywood is 0-10 against Chavez since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Hollywood Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Chavez Eagles at 6:00 p.m. North Hollywood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
North Hollywood is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 27 runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Verdugo Hills on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dons.
Samantha Zabalza was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chavez can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Grant with a sharp 16-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Chavez as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Kailey Duran and Mya Corona were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Duran tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Corona tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Duran scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Corona scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Viviana Villasenor was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Hurtado, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
North Hollywood's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Chavez, they pushed their record up to 17-4-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
North Hollywood might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Chavez in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duran, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that North Hollywood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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