The North Stars will head out on the road to face off against the Mira Monte Lions at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North has three straight victories, Mira Monte has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, North gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mira Monte as North made off with an 18-2 victory.
North got a great performance from Kaylee Simkins as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Simkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Allison Jauregui and Arianna Cordova did most of the damage at the plate: Jauregui scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Cordova went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Jauregui has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bayleigh Wood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
North's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Mira Monte, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
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