Baseball Recap: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. Ridgeview Wolf Pack
After a string of three wins, Mission Bay's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 8-4 to the Ridgeview Wolf Pack.
Mission Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Gallego, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Gallego is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
On Ridgeview's side, Jared Robles was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Robles was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joel Gutierrez, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brito, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Mission Bay's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Ridgeview, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Mission Bay will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on La Jolla at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th. Mission Bay's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so La Jolla's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgeview, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Bakersfield at 4:00 p.m.
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