Laguna Creek fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Pioneer on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pioneer Patriots by a score of 3-2. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
David Romero was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, Connor Elliott was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was his first of the season.
Laguna Creek's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pioneer, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-4.
Laguna Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Armijo on the 8th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-6 victory against Rodriguez on the 11th.
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