Bloomington had lost six straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 8-13 to make it seven. They fell 7-4 to the Carter Lions. The Bruins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Nathan Martin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Andrew Velazquez was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
As for Carter, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Carter's side, the team relied heavily on Angel Acevedo, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those four hits gave Acevedo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Raul Rodarte, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Bloomington and Carter could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Bruins will face off against Citrus Valley at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (664 vs. 194). Meanwhile, Carter (ranked 808th) will meet Jurupa Hills (ranked 255th) at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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