The Clairemont Chieftains will head out on the road to take on the Coronado Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Clairemont is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Clairemont fell victim to Coronado and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Islanders by a score of 1-0. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Clairemont in their matchups with Coronado: they've now lost six in a row.
Christian Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clairemont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Job Matsumoto, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Matsumoto has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Clairemont's loss dropped their record down to 12-5-1. As for Coronado, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5.
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