Atwater lost against Patterson last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Atwater Falcons lost 11-1 to the Patterson Tigers. Atwater has struggled against Patterson recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Atwater saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Patterson's side, Nate Lozano made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Lozano was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Medina, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tony Lomeli, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Atwater now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Patterson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
Atwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Patterson, they will head out on the road to face off against Ripon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ripon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Patterson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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