The Concord Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Las Lomas Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Concord hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Concord and Las Lomas had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Bears took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights on Tuesday. Bears fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Knights since on Tuesday.
For Las Lomas' part, Alessandro Martinez-Cabrera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Martinez-Cabrera also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Knights are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-7-1 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Las Lomas let Harrison May and Jack Pardella run wild. May went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run, while Pardella went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases May has posted since back in March. Jackson Richie also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Concord's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Las Lomas, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-8-1.
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