Northridge Academy is 0-10 against Sherman Oaks CES since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northridge Academy Pumas will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sherman Oaks CES Knights at 2:30 p.m.
Northridge Academy is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Monday. Their rough 17-4 defeat to Heritage Christian might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Sherman Oaks CES entered their tilt with Fulton with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Jaguars on Friday as they made off with a 12-1 win. With that victory, Sherman Oaks CES brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Anthony Medrano made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Medrano was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nikola Petrinac was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Mason Brooks was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Northridge Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1. As for Sherman Oaks CES, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Northridge Academy might still be hurting after the 25-8 defeat they got from Sherman Oaks CES in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Northridge Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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