Boulder Creek extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 12-14. They fell 14-9 to the Pinnacle Pioneers. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly five runs.
Adrian Blanco was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Matt Nicolosi made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those hits were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Colt Eikleberry, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
As for Pinnacle, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Pinnacle's side, Sam Green and Logan Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Green got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base, while Lewis went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave Lewis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Wahlenmaier, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Boulder Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pinnacle, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-1 loss against Perry on the 27th.
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