Colton extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 10-16 in the process. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jurupa Hills Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-0 defeat on Wednesday.
Kyle Mejia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Ulises Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for Jurupa Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
On Jurupa Hills' side, Jayden Wright-DiGiamarino tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Wright-DiGiamarino a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Alejandro Preciado and Eduardo Gomez did most of the damage at the plate: Preciado went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and one run, while Gomez went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Gomez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antonio Banuelos, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Colton nor Jurupa Hills have any future games scheduled.
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