Del Norte is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Saturday. They will head out on the road to challenge the Arcata Tigers at 11:00 a.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Del Norte saw some tournament action on Saturday. Everything went their way against North Valley as they made off with an 8-2 victory.
Preston Daniels
| 03/29/25 vs North Valley | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Etna | 1 |
| 05/08/24 vs Arcata | 1 |
| 05/01/24 @ Arcata | 1 |
| 04/20/24 @ McKinleyville | 1 |
| 04/06/24 vs Fortuna | 2 |
Del Norte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Preston Daniels, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. What's more, Daniels posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another was Greyson Franklin, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
While Arcata didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-14-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hoopa Valley a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Del Norte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Arcata, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Del Norte suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to Arcata in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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