If Serrano was riding high off their 9-2 takedown of Hesperia last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Serrano Diamondbacks took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Apple Valley Sun Devils on Wednesday. Serrano has not had much luck with Apple Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Serrano saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Bannon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Apple Valley's side, Ethan Yazzie was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Yazzie was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Phoenix Matsumoto was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Seth Robertson, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Serrano's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Apple Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
While Serrano 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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