Hot Springs extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 5-12-1 in the process. They came up short against the Hatch Valley Bears, falling 16-2. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 8-1 to the Bears when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Hot Springs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Polanco, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one double.
As for Hatch Valley, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-11. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
On Hatch Valley's side, RAY RUIZ was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave RUIZ a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of RICKY SOTO, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
While Hot Springs 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 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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