Softball Recap: North Wins Going Away Against East Bakersfield

Stars

Margin (Wins)

02/27/25 vs Kern Valley	10
02/26/25 vs Del Oro	10
03/01/25 vs East Bakersfield	8
02/26/25 vs Kennedy	8

North made up a huge gap compared to their last game against East Bakersfield, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went the North Stars' way against the East Bakersfield Blades on Saturday as the North Stars made off with a 9-1 win. Fans of the Stars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Kaylee Simkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.

At the plate, Allison Jauregui was incredible, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024. Faith Ratcliffe also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.

North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

North's record is now 4-0. As for East Bakersfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

North didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-4 victory against Corcoran on the 5th. East Bakersfield has also already played their next contest (against Delano), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.