It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Northridge Academy can now relate to. They fell 9-4 to the Sylmar Spartans on Friday. Northridge Academy's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Sylmar's part, Victoria Jimenez was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Jimenez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jimenez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Katherine Godoy was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Maya Salceda was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Northridge Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for Sylmar, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12-1 record this season.
Northridge Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sylmar, they will square off against Taft at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Sylmar is facing Taft at the right time seeing as Taft is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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