After a string of three wins, Tri-City Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Escondido Charter White Tigers. Tri-City Christian has struggled against Escondido Charter recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Tri-City Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Markoski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Markoski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On Escondido Charter's side, Sam Romero spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joey Seavello, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Tri-City Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-11. As for Escondido Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Tri-City Christian by a score of 5-3.
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