After soaring to 13 runs the game before, Rickover Naval was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 8-1 to the Farragut Admirals. The loss continues a trend for Rickover Naval in their matchups with Farragut: they've now lost three in a row.
For Farragut's part, Freddy Garcia tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben DeMateo, who scored three runs and stole eight bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 16 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Yoel Guerra, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-5.
Rickover Naval's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Farragut, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Rickover Naval does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Farragut, they will be playing at home against Curie at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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