After flying high against Elite last Wednesday, Antioch came back down to earth. The Antioch Panthers fell 8-4 to the Pittsburg Pirates on Tuesday. Antioch has struggled against Pittsburg recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Antioch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angelo Nunes, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
On Pittsburg's side, Diego Deluna made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Deluna was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Niko Fuentes, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI. Anthony Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Antioch's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Pittsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
While Antioch 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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