The North Saxons will square off against the Peninsula Panthers at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. North is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
El Segundo hit North with a five-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Saxons came up short against the Eagles, falling 8-2.
Peninsula's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Wiseburn- Da Vinci on Friday. The Panthers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolves a 9-0 shutout.
Not much got past Broden Llamas, who gave up just three hits to keep Wiseburn- Da Vinci off the board. Llamas also tossed a walk, which is notable because Peninsula is 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 4-10 otherwise.
At the plate, Peninsula got a big performance out of Brenden Jarrard, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Jarrard is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 4-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ethan Son, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Peninsula was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Peninsula's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
North was able to grind out a solid win over Peninsula in their previous matchup back in March, winning 8-3. Will the Saxons repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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