After flying high against Montclair on Monday, Chino came back down to earth. The Cowboys fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. The Cowboys were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cavaliers earlier this season, when they won 7-1.
Xiovany Ochoa put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.
Ochoa wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Kuhns Vasquez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Chino's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Montclair, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-15.
While Chino 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 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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