For the second straight game, Downey will face off against Gahr. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Gladiators at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Downey has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Gahr will come in with four straight wins.
Downey came into this matchup off a tough 15-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Gahr by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Vikings have suffered against the Gladiators since March 18, 2023.
Ozzy De La Cruz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Downey saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddie Causley, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Gahr now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Downey, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
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