La Puente had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 6-11 to make it five. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pomona Red Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-0 back in March.
As for Pomona, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-6. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Pomona's part, their victory was truly a team effort as ten different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Michael De La Vega, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Those three hits gave De La Vega a new career-high. Another was Ivan Lopez, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
While La Puente 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 Thursday.
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