After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Dolores Huerta Prep finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They lost 17-2 to the Swink Lions. Dolores Huerta Prep has struggled against Swink recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Dolores Huerta Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nykeysha Stringfellow, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Swink's side, Nick Paolucci and Nate Cabrera were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Paolucci pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Cabrera struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Paolucci got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Cabrera scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Cabrera has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Valdez, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Tomky, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Dolores Huerta Prep's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Swink, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Dolores Huerta Prep will be playing at home against Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Swink, they will head out on the road to challenge Fowler at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Fowler is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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