Arleta fell victim to Monroe and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Monroe Vikings. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Arleta's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Arleta saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Rios, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Monroe's side, the result came thanks to Omar Jesus Lopez's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Arleta's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Monroe, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
While Arleta 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 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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