Birmingham extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 17-10 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the El Camino Real Royals. The shutout was out of character for the Patriots seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for El Camino Real, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For El Camino Real's part, the result came thanks to Luke Howe's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. Howe has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
While Birmingham had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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