Ontario lost a heartbreaker to Chino when they met back in March, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. The Ontario Jaguars fell just short of the Chino Cowboys by a score of 2-1. Ontario has struggled against Chino recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Ontario saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Damian Lua, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emiliano Guido, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Ontario didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their tenth loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Ontario's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12-1. As for Chino, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ontario will face off against Don Lugo at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Chino, they will head out on the road to challenge Baldwin Park at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Chino's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Baldwin Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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