Western was the 14-13 winner over Santiago when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Pioneers fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marley Holguin was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Mark Vasquez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Western's record now sits at 10-8. As for Santiago, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14.
While Western 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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