Del Norte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Eureka Loggers by a score of 6-4. That's two games in a row now that Del Norte has lost by exactly two runs.
Preston Daniels was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Rice, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Eureka's side, Jorge Lopez looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Eureka saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Vasquez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1. As for Eureka, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Del Norte by a score of 5-4 later that day.
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