For the second straight game, El Segundo will face off against North. The Eagles will challenge the Saxons at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Segundo has three straight wins, North has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had won the previous seven meetings between El Segundo and North, and El Segundo kept the tradition alive. The Eagles came out on top against the Saxons by a score of 8-5 on Wednesday.
For North's part, Justin Olivar put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Olivar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That home run was his first of the season.
Olivar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sei Nagashima, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
El Segundo's victory bumped their record up to 15-3-1. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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