South Hills is 8-2 against North Side since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Scorpions will host the Steers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Friday, South Hills got the win against Wyatt by a conclusive 16-2. The result was nothing new for the Scorpions, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ivan Marez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Omar Vazquez
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omar Vazquez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Alex Garcia was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, North Side won against Polytechnic on Tuesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Steers blew past the Parrots 11-5. The victory continues a trend for the Steers in their matchups with the Parrots: they've now won five in a row.
South Hills' win bumped their record up to 14-10. As for North Side, their victory bumped their record up to 15-16.
South Hills was able to grind out a solid win over North Side when the teams last played back in April of 2025, winning 8-4. Do the Scorpions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Steers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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