Baseball Recap: Amador Valley Dons vs. Livermore Cowboys
Amador Valley won the last time they faced Livermore, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Amador Valley Dons had just enough and edged the Livermore Cowboys out 4-3. That's two games straight that Amador Valley has won by just one run.
Matthew Foley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Foley was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Foley wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Berry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Riley Borges, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Livermore's side, Josh Rodriguez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Andrew Arante made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Amador Valley is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Livermore, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Amador Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against Livermore: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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