Thursday just wasn't the day for Fillmore's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Santa Paula Cardinals on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Fillmore's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Fillmore got a good showing from Preston Spiker, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On Santa Paula's side, not much got past Santiago Ramirez, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Fillmore off the board.
At the plate, Angel Casimiro was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Antwine, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fillmore has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Santa Paula, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-9.
Fillmore does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Paula, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Rio Mesa at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Santa Paula: 2.8, Rio Mesa: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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