Del Campo had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 8-16 to make it four. They took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Valley Falcons. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Falcons earlier this season, when they won 10-2.
Logan Smith made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. Alex Young was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
As for River Valley, they moved to 5-15 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the game before.
On River Valley's side, GONZALO TAVARES made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts TAVARES has posted since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for River Valley: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-15 otherwise.
In other batting news, ALFONSO LOPEZ was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was PIO IBARRA, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
While Del Campo 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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