Baseball Recap: John Adams Takes a Loss

John Adams had lost five straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-8 to make it six. They came up short against the Richmond Hill Lions, falling 12-0. If the Spartans were looking for revenge after losing 4-3 to the Lions when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Richmond Hill, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2-1. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

For Richmond Hill's part, Christopher Duarte and Adrian Hernandez V made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Duarte pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hernandez V pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Duarte a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Duarte went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Hernandez V went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

In other batting news, Abel Ortiz was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Dwan Fernandez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

While John Adams 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.