Potter Valley extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-5 in the process. They came up short against the Point Arena Pirates, falling 16-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-0 on April 8th.
As for Point Arena, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
For Point Arena's part, Jose Bernal made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Bernal also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Point Arena is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Bernal was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Bernal is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Point Arena got a massive performance out of Jimmy Owens, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave Owens a new career-high. Cody Chavez was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Potter Valley will challenge rival Grace Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Point Arena is set to take on their familiar foe Victory Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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