Poly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 8-4 to the Temescal Canyon Titans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Poly of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Eddie Gallardo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Islas, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Temescal Canyon's side, Caden Lenart looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jonathan Reece and Harrison McGarvey did most of the damage at the plate: Reece scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while McGarvey went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryder Costa, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Poly's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Temescal Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
While Poly 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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