Renaissance extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 9-8 in the process. They lost 12-1 to the Western International Cowboys. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cowboys this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 last Friday.
As for Western International, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-6-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games.
For Western International's part, they got a great performance from Santiago Zamora-Perez as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Zamora-Perez a new career-high.
At the plate, Justin Diaz was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last nine matches. Norberick Garcia was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Coming up, Renaissance will take on Harper Woods at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Western International, they will challenge Dakota at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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