The Ventura Cougars will be playing at home against the Dos Pueblos Chargers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ventura was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-3 to Moorpark.
Ventura saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Tinkey, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI.
Even though they lost, Ventura didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moorpark only tossed no.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Dos Pueblos' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Oxnard by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Dos Pueblos' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Dos Pueblos also got a good showing from Derek Brunet, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Brunet has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Ventura's loss dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Dos Pueblos, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11-1.
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