On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but the Nevada Union Miners had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against the South East Jaguars.
Nevada Union saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Van Matre, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Nevada Union didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South East only tossed three.
On South East's side, Anthony Gutierrez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Gutierrez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Nevada Union now has a losing record at 4-5. As for South East, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nevada Union is on the road again on Wednesday to play Southwest SD at 1:00 p.m. As for South East, they will square off against University City at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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