California fell victim to Dougherty Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Dougherty Valley Wildcats by a score of 1-0. California was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Dougherty Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Declan Casey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, California saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stavros Booras, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Dougherty Valley's side, Kingston Salinas looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
California now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Dougherty Valley, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13.
While California 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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