North entered their tilt with Highland Park on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Scots with a sharp 23-1 victory. Considering the RedHawks have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leo Castorena was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Castorena was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alfonso Olivarez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.5 stolen bases per game. Misael Ibarra was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and four RBI.
RedHawks
| 04/11/25 @ Highland Park | 72.5% |
| 04/07/25 @ South | 56.5% |
| 04/07/25 @ South | 60.8% |
| 04/03/25 @ Emporia | 23.3% |
| 04/01/25 @ Northwest | 29.4% |
| + 11 more games |
North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .725. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Highland Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2-2.
North didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-1 win against Holton on the 12th. As for Highland Park, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 15-5 victory against Wyandotte on the 12th.
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