Barstow was the 9-4 winner over Silverado when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Barstow Aztecs fell just short of the Silverado Hawks by a score of 12-11 on Tuesday. Barstow has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madalynn Ayala and Riley Purdy stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ayala scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Purdy went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Alyssa Ramsey was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Silverado's side, Valerie Beltran was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Cruz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Barstow's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Silverado, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-11.
While Barstow 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 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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