Excelsior Charter extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-9. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 15-14 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hesperia Christian Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-4 last Wednesday.
As for Hesperia Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games.
For Hesperia Christian's part, Austin Koester and Christopher Dekeyrel did most of the damage at the plate: Koester went 2-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs, while Dekeyrel went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Koester has become a key player for the Patriots: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-10 otherwise. Chase Hampton was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
As of now, neither Excelsior Charter nor Hesperia Christian have any future games scheduled.
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