Mark Keppel had lost six straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-16 to make it seven. They fell 6-1 to the Alhambra Moors. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Moors this season, with their most recent defeat being a 17-1 loss on Tuesday.
As for Alhambra, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games.
For Alhambra's part, Daniel Gonzalez was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Gonzalez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Lerma, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Mark Keppel will be playing in front of their home fans against Gabrielino at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Alhambra, they will head out on the road to take on Garfield at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Moors 3, the Bulldogs 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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