For the second straight game, Fountain Valley will face off against Newport Harbor. The Barons will face off against the Sailors at 3:15  p.m.  on Friday. The last three games Fountain Valley has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Fountain Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings  contest against Newport Harbor  on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sailors by a score of  10-9. The pitching woes were  uncharacteristic for the Barons, who until this  match were averaging 3.42  runs allowed.
 Josh Grack put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he  pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off   four  hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate,  scoring a  run while  getting on base  in three of his five plate appearances.
 In other batting news,  Miles Hiskey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and  went 1-for-4 with one  home run and three  runs. That  home run was  his first of the season. Another player making a difference was  Ethan Cortez, who  scored a  run while  getting on base  in four of his five plate appearances.
 The  victory was  the fifth in a row for Newport Harbor, bringing their record up to 16-5. Those  wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Fountain Valley, their defeat  ended  a  four-game streak of wins at home  and  dropped them to 11-8.
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