There's no place like home for North County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Arcadia Valley Tigers 9-1. For North County, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 defeat Arcadia Valley walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2022.
Tim Ekstam spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Huff was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Connor Helms, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Arcadia Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Nash, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
North County's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Arcadia Valley, they dropped their record down to 6-13 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
North County will look to defend their home field on Monday against Kingston at 4:30 p.m. North County is facing Kingston at the right time seeing as Kingston is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Arcadia Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against West County.
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