North fell victim to Garces Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Garces Memorial Rams. The defeat continues a trend for North in their matchups with Garces Memorial: they've now lost five in a row.
For Garces Memorial's part, Kayden Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Lopez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Izzy Frye was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Reese Bowles was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
North's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Garces Memorial, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North will take on East Bakersfield at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. North is facing East Bakersfield at the right time seeing as East Bakersfield is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Garces Memorial, they will head out on the road to square off against Centennial at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garces Memorial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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