North Hollywood is 2-8 against Poly since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Parrots at 3:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
North Hollywood is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Wednesday. They lost 12-1 to Legacy.
Meanwhile, Poly entered their tilt with Roosevelt on Wednesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Rough Riders 2-0. Two seems to be a good number for the Parrots as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jacob Escalante was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Escalante was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run.
In other batting news, Brenis Mayorga was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. Isaac Cerpa was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
North Hollywood's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Poly, their record now sits at 16-5.
North Hollywood might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Poly in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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