La Veta fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Wiley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wiley Panthers by a score of 4-3. La Veta has not had much luck with Wiley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lukas Ozzello put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Ozzello was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Ozzello wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Gonzales, who went 1-for-5 with a triple.
Like La Veta, Wiley also got a great game from a two-way player: Evan Larrick. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Larrick was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
La Veta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Wiley, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat La Veta by a score of 11-5 later that day.
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