On Wednesday, the Manual Arts Toilers suffered a tough 15-4 loss at the hands of the Santee Falcons. Manual Arts has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Santee's part, Ricardo Morales was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Morales was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Nathan Rivera and Franciso Silva did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Silva went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lionel Rosales, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Manual Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Santee, their record is now 2-8.
While Manual Arts 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 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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