Horizon lost to Americas last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Scorpions fell just short of the Trail Blazers by a score of 13-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (11), the Scorpions still had to take the loss.
Horizon handed starting duties to JONATHAN GONZALEZ, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs GONZALEZ has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, GEORGE ALBA was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. MARCUS OJEDA was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Horizon has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.83 runs. As for Americas, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6-1 record this season.
Horizon wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 17-7 win against Bel Air on the 14th. As for Americas, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-1 victory against Parkland on the 14th.
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