Locke extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 4-15 in the process. They came up short against the Harbor Teacher Monarchs, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Monarchs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-3 back in April.
As for Harbor Teacher, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The result was nothing new for Harbor Teacher, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Harbor Teacher's part, Benjamin Garcia and Derek Nieves made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Garcia struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Meanwhile, Nieves pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Garcia went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Nieves went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Those three runs gave Garcia a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Gabriel, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
As of now, neither Locke nor Harbor Teacher have any future games scheduled.
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