Esperanza came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Troy Warriors, falling 19-6. The Aztecs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 6-2.
Adrian Cortez made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Esperanza has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season. As for Troy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-10.
While Esperanza had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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