Grant extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-18 in the process. They came up short against the West Park Panthers, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, with their most recent loss being a 25-1 defeat back in March.
Grant saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Hernandez, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
As for West Park, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games.
On West Park's side, Trevor Evangelho looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Evangelho a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ayden Deome, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Christopher Fisher was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Grant will square off against rival Antelope at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, West Park is set to face off against their familiar foe McClatchy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 4.1, the Lions 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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