Ramona won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 13-1 to the Brawley Wildcats. Ramona was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Brawley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Ramona saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Simpson, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On Brawley's side, Tanner Currier made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Currier was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Bryan Vital looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Tate Preece and Sergio Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Preece scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Garcia got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Spears, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Ramona's defeat dropped their record down to 12-14-1. As for Brawley, their record is now 16-9-2.
Ramona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brawley, they will head out on the road to take on Calexico at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Brawley's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Calexico's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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