If Fountain Valley was feeling good off their 8-1 takedown of Laguna Beach last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fountain Valley Barons suffered a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Huntington Beach Oilers on Friday. Fountain Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Huntington Beach apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Saturday.
Fountain Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Patterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Huntington Beach's side, Tyler Bellerose looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Porter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Trevor Goldenetz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Fountain Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Huntington Beach, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Fountain Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Yorba Linda at 10:00 a.m. Fountain Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Yorba Linda's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Huntington Beach, they will head out on the road to face off against Edison at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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