Aloha fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Ridgeview on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ravens by a score of 4-3. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Achilles Garcia was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run.
In other pitching news, Bodie McNeil was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dom Mattie, who went 2-for-5 with one RBI. Sammy Silva also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Aloha's record is now 2-5. As for Ridgeview, their record now sits at 3-4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Aloha will head out to challenge Sunset at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Apollos' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgeview, they will head out on the road to face off against Redmond at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.13 runs per game on average), something the Ravens will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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