North was the 17-0 winner over Peninsula when they last played one another back in March of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. North fell just short of Peninsula by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday.
Corina Alvillar put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Alvillar was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Alvillar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Isis Jones, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Those two runs gave Jones a new career-high. Another was Brooklyn Gilardi, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
North dropped their record down to 5-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Peninsula, they moved to 4-7 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
North has already played their next contest, a 10-0 defeat against Palos Verdes on the 19th. As for Peninsula, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 5-4 win against Hart on the 22nd.
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