Folsom fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against El Camino on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the El Camino Eagles by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Folsom has lost by just one run.
Folsom got a good showing from Alexander Reed, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Reed has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Folsom saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Wise, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Folsom and nudges their season record down to 9-4. As for El Camino, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Folsom will face off against Rocklin at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Folsom: 3.2, Rocklin: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for El Camino, they are on the road again on Monday to play Rio Americano at 4:30 p.m. Rio Americano's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so El Camino's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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