After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Channel Islands, Nordhoff was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Malibu Sharks 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Johnny Perez
| 03/10/25 @ Bishop Diego | 5 |
| 03/19/25 vs Malibu | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Ojai Valley | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Cate | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Santa Clarita Christian | 1 |
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Jaxson Middough and Johnny Perez did most of the damage at the plate: Middough scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3, while Perez went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Perez has become a key player for Nordhoff: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Luis Suarez, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Nordhoff kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Nordhoff is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. Malibu's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Nordhoff will have a chance to go back-to-back against Malibu: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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