Mission Vista fell victim to Rancho Buena Vista and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 1-0. Mission Vista was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Rancho Buena Vista earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Santino Arvizu was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Mission Vista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JJ Ayala, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Mission Vista has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-20 record this season. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they moved to 8-18 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
While Mission Vista 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 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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