Santiago hasn't had much luck against Norco recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sharks will host the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Santiago 3.8, Norco 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Santiago is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against King on Tuesday. They fell 6-1 to the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Norco entered their tilt with Roosevelt on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Norco's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Santiago, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Santiago couldn't quite get it done against Norco when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 11-7. Can the Sharks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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