North pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of the Carl Hayden Community Falcons by a score of 11-10. That's two games in a row now that North has lost by just one run.
Irvin Carillo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Carl Hayden Community's side, Orlando Rios made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Rios was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carl Hayden Community let Samuel Lopez and Alberto Gomez loose on the outfield. Lopez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Gomez scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Irvin Tacho, who scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
North dropped their record down to 2-14 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Carl Hayden Community, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-10.
North will head out on the road to face off against Camelback at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. North is facing Camelback at the right time seeing as Camelback is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Carl Hayden Community, they will head out on the road to square off against Maryvale at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Maryvale and Carl Hayden Community are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
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