Patriot lost against Hillcrest back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Patriot Warriors fell just short of the Hillcrest Trojans by a score of 3-2. Patriot has struggled against Hillcrest recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Javier Tinoco was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tinoco has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tinoco was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Tinoco wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Madrigal, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Patriot's loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1. As for Hillcrest, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11-2.
While Patriot 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 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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