It was a good run, but Archie unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 14-2 to the Barstow Knights. Archie was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior) but Barstow's pitchers proved too tough.
Archie saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Smith, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Archie's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Barstow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Archie will take on Butler at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Archie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Barstow, they will be playing at home against University Academy Charter at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Barstow's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so University Academy Charter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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