Baseball Recap: Coalinga Horned Toads vs. Firebaugh Eagles
Coalinga lost against Firebaugh two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Coalinga Horned Toads fell 9-5 to the Firebaugh Eagles. Coalinga has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Coalinga saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Wojewoda, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Drake "Swish" Stevens, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Firebaugh's side, Ines Felix made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Felix has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Felix was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jimmy Flores was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Jonathan Maya was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Coalinga's loss dropped their record down to 6-22. As for Firebaugh, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-16.
Coalinga does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Firebaugh, they will head out on the road to challenge Caruthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Caruthers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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