Laguna Creek waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the McClatchy Lions a 1-0 shutout. This was payback for Laguna Creek, who suffered a 6-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Jacob Halseth's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On McClatchy's side, Jackson Halverson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. Halverson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, McClatchy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laguna Creek only tossed four.
Laguna Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for McClatchy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Laguna Creek will take on McClatchy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for McClatchy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Monterey Trail at 3:30 p.m. McClatchy is facing Monterey Trail at the right time seeing as Monterey Trail is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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