Baseball Recap: Great Oak Comes Up Short

Great Oak extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 6-13 in the process. They fell 5-2 to the Vista Murrieta Broncos. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, with their most recent defeat being a 8-5 loss on Wednesday.

Great Oak got a good showing from Nolan Moore, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Moore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Great Oak saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Washizaki, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Jordan Mitchell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

As for Vista Murrieta, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-5-1. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

On Vista Murrieta's side, Dylan Berentis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on RJ Holmes, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.

Great Oak has already played their next matchup, an 11-0 win against Chaparral on the 21st. As for Vista Murrieta, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 victory against Murrieta Valley on the 21st.