Manual Arts had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 0-7 to make it nine. They came up short against the Jefferson Democrats, falling 18-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Democrats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 on Friday.
As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
For Jefferson's part, Aaron Pizarro was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Manual Arts is set to square off against their familiar foe Los Angeles at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jefferson will take on rival Dr. Maya Angelou Community at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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