Harbor extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 15-12 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Soquel Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Pirates have suffered against the Knights since April 22, 2022.
As for Soquel, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 25-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted against Harbor since April 22, 2022.
For Soquel's part, Nativo Gonzalez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Gonzalez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Piona was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Whelan, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Harbor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Soquel, they will face off against Valley Christian at 12:00 p.m. on the 24th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 2.4, the Warriors 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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