The matchup between Fountain Valley and Newport Harbor  on Wednesday hardly resembled the  1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Barons fell just short of the Sailors by a score of  10-9. The pitching woes were  uncharacteristic for the Barons, who until this  contest were averaging 3.42  runs allowed.
 Josh Grack was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He  tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off   four  hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box,  scoring a  run while  getting on base  in three of his five plate appearances.
 In other batting news,  Miles Hiskey was cooking despite his team's loss,   going 1-for-4 with one  home run and three  runs. That  home run was  his first of the season. Another player making a difference was  Ethan Cortez, who  scored a  run while  getting on base  in four of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Fountain Valley and  nudges their season record down to 11-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the  defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Newport Harbor, the  victory was  the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-5.
While Fountain Valley 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 3:15  p.m.  on Friday.
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