Mark Keppel extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-8. They lost 17-2 to the Alhambra Moors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Moors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 back in March.
As for Alhambra, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Alhambra's part, they got a great performance from Glorianne Nieto as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Nieto has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Amari Antunez was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Salazar, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Mark Keppel will face off against rival Montebello at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Alhambra is set to challenge their familiar foe Schurr at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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