Gardena extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 4-13-1. They came up short against the Narbonne Gauchos, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gauchos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-0 on Wednesday.
Gardena saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Macias, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
As for Narbonne, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On Narbonne's side, Will Dillon and Raul Izquierdo did most of the damage at the plate: Dillon got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Izquierdo got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run. The Gauchos are undefeated when Izquierdo posts one or more home runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Joshua Minor, who went 3-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Gardena has already played their next matchup, an 8-6 loss against Monroe on the 18th. As for Narbonne, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-3 defeat against Banning on the 20th.
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