Roosevelt extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 8-16. They lost 21-6 to the Corona Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, with their most recent defeat being a 17-5 loss on Wednesday.
Roosevelt saw ten different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Lucas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for Corona, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-4. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
On Corona's side, Dylan Salcedo got the start for Corona and what a start it was: he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Salcedo posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Trey Ebel, who fired off two home runs, ten RBI, and one double while going 4-for-6. Those ten RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Murphy, who went 3-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Roosevelt will take on rival King at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Corona is set to challenge their familiar foe Norco at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.6, the Cougars 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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