Valley Center extended their losing streak to 11 on Friday, dropping them down to 3-20. They lost 10-2 to the Poway Titans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Titans this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-4 defeat on Wednesday.
Valley Center saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JD Marquez, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Poway, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 15-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Poway's side, Davis Rodriguez got the start for Poway and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Rodriguez has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Owen Digenan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Gonzalez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Valley Center has already played their next contest, a 7-3 loss against Fallbrook on the 4th. As for Poway, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 7-1 victory against Vista on the 4th.
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