The Arvin Bears will take on the North Stars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Arvin didn't have quite enough to beat South and fell 6-5. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North entered their tilt with Santa Maria on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Saints a 16-0 shutout. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
North got a great performance from Kaylee Simkins as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Bayleigh Wood was a standout: she scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Diora Perez was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .688. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
North's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Arvin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Arvin's way against North in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Arvin made off with a 16-9 victory. Will Arvin repeat their success, or does North has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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