Littleton extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping their season record down to 4-19 in the process. They lost 8-0 to the Standley Lake Gators. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Gators earlier this season, when they won 13-12.
As for Standley Lake, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games.
For Standley Lake's part, Chris Blanco was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Blanco has posted since back in April. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Standley Lake's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 6-3 (and 6-8 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Standley Lake got a big performance out of Carter Casias, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Henry Moore, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
As of now, neither Littleton nor Standley Lake have any future games scheduled.
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