Saturday just wasn't the day for Del Norte's offense. They fell just short of the Monte Vista Pirates by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. Del Norte just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Nickolas Atencio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
On Monte Vista's side, not much got past Kaden Mellott, who gave up just one hit and racked up ten Ks to keep Del Norte off the board. Mellott has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Monte Vista's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Domyon Naranjo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Monte Vista, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Del Norte by a score of 19-5 later that day.
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