If Victory Christian Academy was riding high fresh off their 13-3 takedown of Laytonville on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Eagles fell just short of the Point Arena Pirates by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
Brett Hernandez was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run.
In other batting news, Eddie Lindstrom made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was JT Russell, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Victory Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Point Arena, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Coming up, Victory Christian Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Tomales at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Point Arena, they will head out to challenge Laytonville at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.43 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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