Green Mountain extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping them down to 3-16. They lost 16-5 to the Pomona Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 back in April.
Green Mountain saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Gerou, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Gerou's first of the season.
As for Pomona, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11. 16 seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Pomona's side, Truett Neiman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Neiman also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Panthers are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-11 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddux Najera, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Pomona: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-10 otherwise. Gage Douglas was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Coming up, Green Mountain will be playing at home against Littleton at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lions have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.32 runs per game on average), something the Rams will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pomona, they will head out to face off against Conifer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lobos have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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