Castle Park had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 6-16 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Southwest SD Raiders by a score of 5-4. The Trojans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raiders earlier this season, when they won 8-5.
Xavier Melendrez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lawrence Nellis, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As for Southwest SD, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Southwest SD's side, Fernando Ruiz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ruiz also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Raiders are undefeated when he allows at most two walks, but 9-10-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Sebestian Martinez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ezekiel Legorreta, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
While Castle Park 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 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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