After a string of four wins, Nipomo's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Templeton Eagles by a score of 16-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (11), Nipomo still had to take the loss.
Aden Willis and Austin Jones did some serious damage despite the final result: Willis got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Jones went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Willis has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Griff Groshart, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
On Templeton's side, Charlie Kline was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Kline was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andrew Raab was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Kolton Sobyra was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Nipomo's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Templeton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
While Nipomo had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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