Rowland extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 8-18 in the process. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Covina Colts. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Colts this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 on Monday.
Rowland saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrian Cortes, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Covina, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
On Covina's side, Declan Bowers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Bowers a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has become a key player for Covina: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 9-13 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Silva, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Donavan Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
As of now, neither Rowland nor Covina have any future games scheduled.
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