Concord extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 6-9 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Berean Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 on Tuesday.
As for Berean Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Berean Christian's part, not much got past Luke Upshaw, who gave up just four hits to keep Concord off the board.
On the hitting side, Berean Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Upshaw, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Upshaw's first of the season.
Looking ahead, Concord will be playing in front of their home fans against Las Lomas at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Berean Christian, they are taking a road trip to square off against Mt. Diablo at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.29 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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