Abernathy dropped to 3-7 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the New Deal Lions, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Antelopes couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for New Deal, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For New Deal's part, Ray Alonzo was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two triples gave Alonzo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Calzada, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double.
While Abernathy 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 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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