If Los Altos was riding high off their 12-3 takedown of Rowland last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Los Altos Conquerors fell just short of the Walnut Mustangs by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Los Altos in their matchups with Walnut: they've now lost five in a row.
Randy Mora was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Los Altos saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Vargas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Los Altos' loss dropped their record down to 9-12-1. As for Walnut, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
While Los Altos 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 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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