Baseball Game Recap: Desert Oasis Diamondbacks vs. Foothill Falcons

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 6:27pm

Recap: Desert Oasis Diamondbacks vs. Foothill Falcons

Desert Oasis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of the Foothill Falcons by a score of 5-3. Desert Oasis was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Foothill apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2019.

Jack Goddard-Stoner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Noah Griffith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Aaron Del Valle was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.

On Foothill's side, Matt Szymarek made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Szymarek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

Szymarek wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Straily, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Desert Oasis' loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Foothill, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1-1.

While Desert Oasis had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.

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