Dos Palos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-0 last Thursday.
Dos Palos saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tevin Clay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Clay also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Dos Palos' loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Liberty, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Coming up, Dos Palos will head out on the road to challenge Hilmar at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hilmar's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Dos Palos' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Riverdale at 4:00 p.m. Liberty's pitchers better be ready for this one: Riverdale has averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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