Incline had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Saturday they dropped down to 0-10 to make it ten. They fell 15-10 to the Sierra Lutheran Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-4 on Tuesday.
Leo Dukes made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Rodrigo Tarazona also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Sierra Lutheran, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
On Sierra Lutheran's side, Shaun Castro made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Castro was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Anton Granata and Noah Ramirez did most of the damage at the plate: Granata went a perfect 4-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Ramirez got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI. With that strong performance, Granata is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Dmitri Abbott, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Incline beat Sierra Lutheran by a score of 8-6 later that day.
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