Porterville extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-16 in the process. They came up short against the Monache Marauders, falling 8-1. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Marauders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Porterville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacoby Roman, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
As for Monache, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
On Monache's side, they got a massive performance out of Tyson Chavez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Chavez has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Baxter, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
While Porterville 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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