Laguna Creek dropped their record down to 13-11 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Pleasant Grove Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Cardinals were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Eagles' pitcher proved too tough.
Laguna Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Pogue-Jasper, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Pleasant Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-11. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch.
On Pleasant Grove's side, they got a great performance from Thomas Jensen as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nolan Underwood, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
While Laguna Creek 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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