Baseball Recap: South Beats North for Their Fifth Straight Win

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

03/25/25 @ North	11
03/22/25 vs Woodlake	11
04/24/25 vs Mira Monte	10
04/16/25 vs Woodlake	10
03/10/25 vs Kern Valley	10

South extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 16-7 in the process. They blew past the North Stars 7-1. Considering the Spartans have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Tomas Encinas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Encinas was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with six stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Jose Bojorquez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

As for North, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 14 of their last 15 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

On North's side, they got a good showing from LLOYD REED, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOHNNY PARKER, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

South will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Stars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.