Ralls was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the New Deal Lions. That's two games in a row now that Ralls has lost by exactly ten runs.
For New Deal's part, Bryson Houston was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Houston was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tyler Bigham was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Ysaguirre, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Ralls' loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for New Deal, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-5-1.
While Ralls 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 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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