Van Buren had lost eight straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 0-8 to make it nine. They lost 11-3 to the Jamaica Beavers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vee Bees of the 18-8 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
As for Jamaica, the win got them back to even at 5-5. Considering they have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
For Jamaica's part, Jasiah Curry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Curry has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Jamaica is undefeated when Curry posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Joshua Fonseca and Tristan Coyoc did most of the damage at the plate: Fonseca got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Coyoc went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Fonseca has become a key player for Jamaica: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ryan Collado, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
While Van Buren 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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