Clayton extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-8 in the process. They lost 19-3 to the Santa Rosa Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-1 on Tuesday.
As for Santa Rosa, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-3. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 13 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Santa Rosa's part, Landyn Zamora made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Zamora was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Joshua Cordova and Andrew Urban did most of the damage at the plate: Cordova went 4-for-5 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple, while Urban went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four hits gave Urban a new career-high. Sean Bonney was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Clayton is set to take on their familiar foe Tucumcari at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa will face off against rival Pecos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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