Baseball Recap: Fillmore Flashes vs. Thacher Toads
Fillmore lost against Thacher back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fillmore Flashes fell 8-3 to the Thacher Toads. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fillmore in their matchups with Thacher: they've now lost three in a row.
Fillmore got a good showing from Thomas Alamillo, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Santiago Avila and Javi Contreras did some serious damage despite the final result: Avila scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Contreras scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Thacher's side, Cole Mason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Zander Schatzberg and Henry Molfino did most of the damage at the plate: Schatzberg scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Molfino scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Lust, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Fillmore's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Thacher, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Fillmore will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Carpinteria at 3:30 p.m. Carpinteria hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Thacher, they will be playing at home against Dunn at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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