South had lost four straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped down to 1-8 to make it five. They fell just short of the Rosamond Roadrunners by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Roadrunners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 on Saturday.
Jiovanni Reyes was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Reyes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Reyes wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Ramos, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Christopher Gonzalez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for Rosamond, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Rosamond's side, Landon Mathias was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
South has already played their next game (against East Bakersfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Rosamond, they have also already played their next matchup, a 14-3 win against Desert on the 17th.
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