Baseball Recap: West Covina Bulldogs vs. Covina Colts
West Covina won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of the Covina Colts. West Covina was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Covina apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Jacob Nguyen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Covina's side, Diego Lopez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Silva, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He 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. Another player making a difference was Donovan Rendon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
West Covina's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3-1. As for Covina, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season.
While West Covina 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 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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