The North Hollywood Huskies will square off against the Castle Park Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Hollywood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Castle Park will come in with four straight wins.
North Hollywood saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell just short of Palo Verde Valley by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by just one run.
Ben Balsam was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eliasar Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Mateo Pignotti, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Castle Park let Verdugo Hills stack five runs on them in the fifth inning on Monday but luckily Castle Park prevailed anyway. The Trojans had just enough and edged out the Dons 6-5.
Castle Park now has a winning record of 7-6. As for North Hollywood, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
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