Moses Lake extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 11-7 in the process. They lost 9-1 to the Eastmont Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 on Tuesday.
As for Eastmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. The result was nothing new for Eastmont, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Eastmont's part, Max Aman and Valente Barrios did most of the damage at the plate: Aman went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Barrios went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Barrios has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rylan Walt, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
While Moses Lake had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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