La Villa extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 12 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-8. They lost 18-0 to the Freer Buckaroos. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buckaroos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 on March 10th.
As for Freer, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8-1. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
For Freer's part, Oscar Luan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Luan has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Freer is undefeated when Luan posts two or more runs, but 3-8-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Freer let Aaron Espinoza and Trestin Guerra run wild. Espinoza went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles, while Guerra went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Espinoza is becoming a predictor of Freer's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-8-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Roman Aguillon, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Villa will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ben Bolt at 6:00 p.m. on the 24th. As for Freer, they will be playing at home against Premont at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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