Malibu had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 2-8 to make it five. They lost 7-1 to the Nordhoff Rangers. That's two games in a row now that the Sharks have lost by exactly six runs.
Malibu saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Childress, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Lennon Marderosian also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Nordhoff, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Nordhoff's side, Campbell Brandstrom and Jaxson Middough did most of the damage at the plate: Brandstrom went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Middough went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Those three hits gave Brandstrom a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Perez, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
While Malibu 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 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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