Huntington North fell victim to South Bend St. Joseph and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies by a score of 1-0. Huntington North has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South Bend St. Joseph's part, Berkley Zache spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 17 Ks. Zache has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Bend St. Joseph's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Borsodi, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Huntington North's defeat ended a 15-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for South Bend St. Joseph, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Huntington North will head out on the road to face off against Westfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for South Bend St. Joseph, they will take on Caston at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Bend St. Joseph is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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