Kent-Meridian can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Beamer Titans a 10-0 shutout. Kent-Meridian's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last four games.
Matua "Mata" Loimata and Welsh Verano did most of the damage at the plate: Loimata went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run, while Verano scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Deandre Patrick, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Beamer's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adonis Ortiz, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Kent-Meridian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Beamer, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Kent-Meridian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Beamer: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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