It was a good run, but Summit unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Kaiser Cats by a score of 6-5. Summit was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Kaiser apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Mario Flores was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Castanon, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Summit was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kaiser didn't hit any.
On Kaiser's side, Zeke Isaak Cortez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. Cortez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaiser's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lance Armijo, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Summit's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-5. As for Kaiser, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
While Summit had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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