Fort Vancouver extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 5-10 in the process. They came up short against the King's Way Christian Knights, falling 23-1. The Trappers were not able to make up for their loss to the Knights from their previous meeting back in March of 2016.
Sebastian De La Cruz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
As for King's Way Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games.
On King's Way Christian's side, Derek Tarnoski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Tarnoski has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, King's Way Christian got a massive performance out of Sam Somarakis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Tate Douglas also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
While Fort Vancouver 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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