Cobre extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 16-10 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hatch Valley Bears. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Aaron Harrington was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Hunter Montes was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
As for Hatch Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games.
On Hatch Valley's side, NATHANIEL ALEXANDER tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. ALEXANDER has become a key player for the Bears: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Hatch Valley let JUAN RUIZ and ALAN RUIZ run wild. JUAN went 1-for-2 with three runs and one double, while ALAN went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Hatch Valley is 2-1 when JUAN posts two or more runs, but 10-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of RAY RUIZ, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
As of now, neither Cobre nor Hatch Valley have any future games scheduled.
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