Las Lomas had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 1-6 to make it four. They fell just short of the California Grizzlies by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Las Lomas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Metzger, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
As for California, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 5-1-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On California's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Thompson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Thompson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Trevor Crawford was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Watts, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Coming up, Las Lomas will be playing in front of their home fans against Amador Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Dons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for California, they are taking a road trip to square off against Irvington at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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