Nordhoff lost against Santa Paula last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Nordhoff Rangers suffered a rough 8-2 loss at the hands of the Santa Paula Cardinals. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Nordhoff in their matchups with Santa Paula: they've now lost five in a row.
Nordhoff saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Moya, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Santa Paula's side, Angel Casimiro and Aaron Gonzales were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Casimiro pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gonzales pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Casimiro has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Casimiro scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gonzales scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyler Antwine was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, an additional RBI, and an additional run. Another player making a difference was Timmy Alvarez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Nordhoff's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Santa Paula, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-5.
Nordhoff will head out on the road to take on Fillmore at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Nordhoff is facing Fillmore at the right time seeing as Fillmore is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Santa Paula, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Carpinteria at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Paula's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Carpinteria's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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