Coleville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Virginia City Muckers. Coleville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Virginia City apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Saturday.
GAVIN PALADINO was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Watson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Virginia City's side, JJ Alvear made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Alvear was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Virginia City let Angel Hipolito and Shiloh Coelho loose on the outfield. Hipolito scored two runs and stole four bases, while Coelho scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Hipolito has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Derek McCoy, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Coleville's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Virginia City, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Coleville beat Virginia City by a score of 15-2 later that day.
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