After flying high against Vallejo last Wednesday, Hercules came back down to earth. The Hercules Titans took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vallejo Redhawks on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hercules has scored all season.
Gabriel Symonds was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On Vallejo's side, Royce Pennington was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Danny Corvinelli, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Hercules' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Vallejo, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Hercules will look to defend their home field on Monday against Albany at 4:00 p.m. Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Vallejo, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Swett at 4:00 p.m. on April 3rd. Vallejo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Swett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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