Crawford had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 8-17-1 to make it four. They fell just short of the High Tech SD Storm by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Storm this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-1 defeat on Wednesday.
Abbel Martinez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. Ian Nunez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for High Tech SD, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games.
On High Tech SD's side, Xavier Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Johnson a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Acevedo, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
As of now, neither Crawford nor High Tech SD have any future games scheduled.
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