Reading fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against J.P. McCaskey on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the J.P. McCaskey Red Tornado by a score of 5-4. The defeat means Reading is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Joelian Zapata put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Zapata was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Zapata wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Janser Paredes, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On J.P. McCaskey's side, Elliot Fluck was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-5. Luis Velez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Reading's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Reading is on the road again on Monday to play Berks Catholic at 4:00 p.m. As for J.P. McCaskey, they will take on Octorara Area at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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