Baseball Recap: Spanish River Sharks vs. Santaluces Chiefs
It was a good run, but Spanish River unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santaluces Chiefs. Spanish River was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Santaluces apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Dovydas Raciunas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brennan Barczai made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Zabala, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Santaluces' side, Matthew Martinez was incredible, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4. Samir Hurtado was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Spanish River's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Santaluces, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10.
Spanish River will head out on the road to square off against Forest Hill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hill will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Santaluces, they will be playing at home against Dr. Joaquin Garcia at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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