Chino fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Don Lugo on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Don Lugo Conquistadores by a score of 3-2. Chino has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paccelli Nieto was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Chino saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Vasquez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Carrillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chino didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Don Lugo only tossed three.
On Don Lugo's side, they got a great performance from David Rivera as he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Isaiah Figueroa was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Javier Guzman was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Chino's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Don Lugo, the win got them back to even at 8-8-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Chino beat Don Lugo by a score of 11-5.
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