Modesto Christian extended their losing streak to eight on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-21 in the process. They came up short against the Grace Davis Spartans, falling 12-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-2 back in February.
As for Grace Davis, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-9. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
For Grace Davis' part, Lukas Silva made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Silva a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
In other pitching news, David Apple looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Grace Davis got a massive performance out of Jordan Reece, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Reece a new career-high. Izak Torres was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Modesto Christian will square off against Downey at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday. As for Grace Davis, they will face off against Ceres at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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