Castle Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 6-2 to the Sweetwater Red Devils. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Castle Park of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
For Sweetwater's part, they got a great performance from Adrian Fierro as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Manuel Carrillo, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristopher Rios, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Castle Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Sweetwater, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Castle Park will head out on the road to challenge Chula Vista at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chula Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Castle Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sweetwater, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Southwest SD at 3:30 p.m. Sweetwater will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
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