The North Saxons are taking a road trip to face off against the Peninsula Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. North will be strutting in after a win while Peninsula will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, North beat Mary Star of the Sea 5-1. The Saxons haven't had any issues with the Stars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
North got a great performance from Jake Kinoshita as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
Lucas Blackwood
| 03/26/25 vs Wiseburn- Da Vinci | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Mary Star of the Sea | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Hawthorne | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs St. Bernard | 2 |
| 04/18/25 vs El Segundo | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, Lucas Blackwood was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of North's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-13 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Peninsula's offense. They fell just short of North by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for the Panthers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Peninsula saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Fujii, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Peninsula's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for North, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.
North came out on top in a nail-biter against Peninsula when the teams last played on Wednesday, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saxons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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