Downey has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Laguna Creek Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Downey fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Oakmont on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 6-5.
Aiden Larson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Doornewaard, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Laguna Creek can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Grant a 16-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Laguna Creek has won by exactly 16 runs.
Jacob Halseth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Halseth was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ty Collum and Ryan Eddy did most of the damage at the plate: Collum went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base, while Eddy scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Nate Ira, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Downey dropped their record down to 3-6 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Laguna Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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