It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Central Rebels 5-4. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tim Ekstam Jr
| 04/24/25 @ Central | 4 |
| 04/18/25 @ Festus | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Jefferson | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Kelly | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Central | 1 |
North County got a great performance from Tim Ekstam Jr as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Ekstam Jr a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Zak Meador was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one double. Connor Helms was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
North County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Central, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Coming up, North County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Festus at 4:30 p.m. As for Central, they are taking a road trip to face off against West County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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