Ventura was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Barbara Dons. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly four runs.
Brandon Hardy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ventura saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Lombardo, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Lombardo has hit this season.
Ventura's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Santa Barbara, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
While Ventura 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 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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