Golden Sierra fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Vacaville Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 12-11. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Ethan Caruthers was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March. He was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
In other batting news, Bruce Rayford made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Michael Goski, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Golden Sierra's record is now 9-6. As for Vacaville Christian, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-4.
While Golden Sierra 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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