Mission Vista had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 5-22 to make it five. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vista Panthers. Mission Vista was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Vista earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Mission Vista saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mack Spinks, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
As for Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Vista's side, Trent Dodson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits. Dodson has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Xavier LaPena, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two doubles and one RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Aadyn Thomason, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
As of now, neither Mission Vista nor Vista have any future games scheduled.
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