It was a good run, but Pinole Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins by a score of 2-1. Pinole Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Patrick-St. Vincent apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Max Castro was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Pinole Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Macon, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Jai Benedito was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On St. Patrick-St. Vincent's side, Logan Lissner looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Pinole Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-9.
Pinole Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Saint Mary's at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Saint Mary's is coming into the matchup with four straight victories on the road, so Pinole Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for St. Patrick-St. Vincent, they will challenge Albany at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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