New Mission extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 5-9. They came up short against the Charlestown Townies, falling 9-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Townies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Friday.
As for Charlestown, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games.
For Charlestown's part, Criss Luna made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave Luna a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Charlestown let Juan Lugo and Edinson Serrano run wild. Lugo got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while Serrano got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Lugo has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Yomer Cabrera, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
As of now, neither New Mission nor Charlestown have any future games scheduled.
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