Baseball Recap: North Side's Win Ends Six-Game Losing Streak at Home

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Previous 5 Games

04/17/25 - Home	8-4 W
04/15/25 - Away	2-1 W
04/19/24 - Away	7-4 W
04/16/24 - Home	0-6 L
04/21/23 - Home	12-16 L

North Side had lost six games at home dating back to last season, but after bumping their record up to 6-19 on Thursday that streak is in the rearview. They came out on top against the Polytechnic Parrots by a score of 8-4. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-1 on Tuesday.

As for Polytechnic, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15-1 record this season. As for they, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-15-1.

For Polytechnic's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hector Ruiz, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Ruiz has become a key player for the Parrots: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-14-1 otherwise.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. North Side will challenge rival South Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Polytechnic is set to square off against their familiar foe Paschal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.