Northridge Academy entered their tilt with Sherman Oaks CES with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over the Sherman Oaks CES Knights on Monday. Considering Northridge Academy has won 11 matches by more than 11 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mackenzie Eaton was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Eaton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Eaton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Northridge Academy got a massive performance out of Alondra Laguna, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Laguna hasn't dropped below four RBI for three straight games. Another player making a difference was CC Romero, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
On Sherman Oaks CES's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Mazariegos, who got a hit.
Even though they lost, Sherman Oaks CES always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 1.000. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge Academy only posted an OBP of .588.
Northridge Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they now have a losing record at 7-8-1.
Northridge Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last ten contests. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they will head out on the road to take on Fulton at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fulton will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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