Northridge Academy is 8-2 against East Valley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Northridge Academy Pumas will be playing at home against the East Valley Falcons at 2:30 p.m. Northridge Academy is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Northridge Academy fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Fulton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Aaron Hernandez and Nathan Jimenez did some serious damage despite the final result: Hernandez scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Jimenez scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Jimenez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Kaleb Payne was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Northridge Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, East Valley came up short against Sherman Oaks CES on Wednesday and fell 9-6.
East Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Castro, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Northridge Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1. As for East Valley, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
East Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Northridge Academy has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .483. It's a different story for East Valley, though, as they've only averaged .304. Will they be able to contain Northridge Academy's hitters?
Northridge Academy might still be hurting after the 20-0 defeat they got from East Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Northridge Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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