The North Stars will head out on the road to challenge the South Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, North had just enough and edged South out 5-3.
For South's part, Josh Encinas was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Encinas has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Encinas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Haden Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jose Bojorquez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
North's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-18. As for South, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
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