El Segundo is 1-9 against North since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. El Segundo will head out on the road to challenge North at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (El Segundo has ten straight victories, North has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
El Segundo barely beat West the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. El Segundo's pitcher stepped up to hand West an 8-0 shutout on Friday.
Not much got past Jacy Lindsay, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep West off the board. Lindsay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Marilyn McCaverty was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Elissa Campos also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, North didn't have quite enough to beat San Pedro on Saturday and fell 3-2.
North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corina Alvillar, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
El Segundo's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: El Segundo hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .332. It's a different story for North, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain El Segundo's hitters?
El Segundo might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from North in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can El Segundo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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