Oceanside had taken Rancho Buena Vista down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Pirates took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Longhorns. The Pirates were not able to make up for their loss to the Longhorns from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
Oceanside handed starting duties to Micah Bala, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits.
This is the second loss in a row for Oceanside and nudges their season record down to 8-12-1. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they pushed their record up to 9-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
While Oceanside 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 Thursday.
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