Verdugo Hills waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the North Hollywood Huskies by a score of 7-2. That's more bragging rights for Verdugo Hills, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Verdugo Hills got a great performance from Cooper Savage as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Savage has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cristian Banuelos, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Anthony Santiago was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On North Hollywood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nick Park, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Verdugo Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for North Hollywood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-12.
As of now, neither Verdugo Hills nor North Hollywood have any future games scheduled.
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