Baseball Recap: Mather Rangers vs. Farragut Admirals
Mather extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 6-7. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Farragut Admirals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Admirals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-5 on Wednesday.
Mather saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Lambert, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Manuel Guevara was another, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
As for Farragut, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Farragut's side, Cristian Flores and Yoel Guerra were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Flores struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Guerra struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Flores a new career-high. At the plate, Flores got on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Guerra fired off three doubles, four RBI, and two runs while going 4-for-4. Guerra has become a key player for Farragut: the team is 6-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Player #4 was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. Adan Abarca Abeja also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Mather has already played their next matchup, a 6-2 loss against ITW David Speer Academy on the 4th. As for Farragut, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-4 victory against Clemente on the 3rd.
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