MacDonald had lost seven straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-22 to make it eight. They came up short against the Monta Vista Matadors, falling 9-3. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Matadors this season, with their most recent loss being a 14-0 defeat back in March.
As for Monta Vista, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-10. They not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10th (when they won 11-2).
For Monta Vista's part, Joseph Murai made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Murai was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Monta Vista's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jihoo Won, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Van Chow, who earned one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
MacDonald does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monta Vista, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Firebirds' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Matadors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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