Cosumnes Oaks had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 8-13 to make it five. They came up short against the Elk Grove Thundering Herd, falling 12-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thundering Herd this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Tuesday.
As for Elk Grove, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Elk Grove's part, Anthony Bascherini looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bascherini has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Elk Grove got a massive performance out of Tristen Bartlett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI Bartlett has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Nick Jones, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.
While Cosumnes Oaks 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 Friday.
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