Piner extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 22 on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-18. They came up short against the Healdsburg Greyhounds, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 29-2 back in April.
As for Healdsburg, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-7. Considering they have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Healdsburg's part, Henry Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, earning two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Frank Rea, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Mason Radelfinger, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
While Piner 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 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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