After flying high against JW North last Thursday, Hemet came back down to earth. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Heritage Patriots by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Marcos Mendivil put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Mendivil wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mapstead, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Hemet's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hemet will face off against rival Orange Vista at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bulldogs 4.1, the Coyotes 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Heritage is set to challenge their familiar foe Citrus Hill at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 3.9, the Hawks 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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