The North Hollywood Huskies will take on the San Fernando Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
North Hollywood took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Poly, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand the Parrots a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly two runs.
The result came thanks to Ben Balsam's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Park, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, San Fernando hadn't done well against Kennedy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ray Pelayo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
On the hitting side, San Fernando saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rommeml Molina, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits Molina has posted since back in April.
The victory made it two in a row for North Hollywood and bumps their season record up to 3-19. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for San Fernando, they now have a winning record of 13-12.
North Hollywood skirted past San Fernando 3-1 in their previous meeting on Monday. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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