Valley Vista extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 7-15 in the process. They fell 8-3 to the Shadow Ridge Stallions. Surprisingly, this marked the Monsoon's fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Rylie Hanson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Elias Garza was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for Shadow Ridge, they moved to 12-12-2 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. Surprisingly, this marked their fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
On Shadow Ridge's side, Ryan McAfee tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. McAfee is becoming a predictor of the Stallions' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-1 (and 8-11-2 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Owen Gorman, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Weston Eubanks, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Valley Vista 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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