After a string of four wins, Branham's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-2 walloping at the hands of the Pioneer Mustangs. Branham has struggled against Pioneer recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Branham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Gonzales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Gonzales has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Pioneer's side, Nate Tichy made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Tichy was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Pioneer got a massive performance out of Andrew Watters, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Noah Morales was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Branham's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Pioneer, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
While Branham 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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