After flying high against Fallbrook last Friday, Rancho Buena Vista came back down to earth. The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Poway Titans on Monday. Rancho Buena Vista has not had much luck with Poway recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Rancho Buena Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shay Todd, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Poway's side, Avery Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Poway let Everett Wisdom and Jake Johnson loose on the outfield. Wisdom scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Johnson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Rancho Buena Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-1. As for Poway, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
While Rancho Buena Vista 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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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