Tintic dropped to 5-10 on Friday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 13-6 to the Altamont Longhorns. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Longhorns this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-2 two weeks ago.
Tintic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kelan Bigler, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Altamont, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Altamont's side, Levi Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Scott was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in August.
In other batting news, Keaton Huff was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Colt Duncan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
While Tintic 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 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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