Potter Valley extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-6. They lost 21-12 to the Rio Lindo Adventist Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-0 back in March.
As for Rio Lindo Adventist, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-3. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
For Rio Lindo Adventist's part, Lenard Paloma and Noah Malin were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Paloma tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Malin tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rio Lindo Adventist is 3-1 when Malin allows one or fewer hits, but 1-2 otherwise. At the plate, Paloma got on base in six of his seven plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI, while Malin got on base in three of his seven plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. With that strong performance, Paloma is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vincent Barcenas, who went 4-for-6 with four stolen bases, eight RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brandon Manzano, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Potter Valley will challenge Tomales at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bearcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Braves have averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season. As for Rio Lindo Adventist, they will host Technology at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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