If Hermiston was riding high fresh off their 22-3 takedown of Pasco last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Hanford Falcons by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Hermiston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karsyn Botefuhr, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Hermiston's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Hanford, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hermiston is set to challenge their familiar foe Southridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hanford will face off against rival Chiawana at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 2.6, the Riverhawks 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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