University Prep lost against Silverado last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The University Prep Jaguars fell just short of the Silverado Hawks by a score of 10-9. University Prep has struggled against Silverado recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Baxter Anderson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-7.
Even though they lost, University Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Silverado's side, they got a great performance from Jace Weiss as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Weiss has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Pauling was incredible, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Colin Murphy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
University Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Silverado, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-8.
University Prep will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Big Bear at 3:15 p.m. Big Bear is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Silverado, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Adelanto at 3:15 p.m. Silverado is on a four-game streak of home wins, Adelanto a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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