Arabia Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 21-14 walloping at the hands of the Tucker Tigers. Even though they lost, Arabia Mountain's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 7 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Benjamin Rentz and Dewayne Shealey did some serious damage despite the final result: Rentz scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Shealey scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Tucker's side, Cesar De Los Santos made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). De Los Santos was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Cam Martinez was a standout: he scored five runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. David Stenard was another key contributor, going 4-for-5 with four stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI.
Arabia Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Tucker, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10.
While Arabia Mountain 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 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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