Balboa extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-6. They lost 26-1 to the Lowell Cardinals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-0 on Wednesday.
Stephon Sims made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one double. That double was his first of the season.
As for Lowell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 8.5 runs per game.
On Lowell's side, they let Luca Tieman and Reggie Fong run wild. Tieman got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and four RBI, while Fong got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Lowell is undefeated when Fong posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Muchowski, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Balboa will challenge Westmoor at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lowell, they will face off against University at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Red Devils will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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