Rancho Buena Vista extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-12 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Vista Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Longhorns have lost by just one run.
David Navadel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
As for Vista, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6. That's two games straight that they have won by just one run.
On Vista's side, they got a great performance from Logan Embrey as he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the most strikeouts Embrey has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Vista let Aadyn Thomason and Brandyn Ketcher run wild. Thomason went 3-for-4 with two runs, while Ketcher went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Ketcher a new career-high.
While Rancho Buena Vista 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 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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