Westfield came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the MacArthur Generals by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Christopher Ortiz put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Ortiz wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kori Lafanette, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Westfield's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for MacArthur, they moved to 12-9 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
While Westfield 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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