After a string of three wins, Fenwick's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the De La Salle Meteors. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Fenwick in their matchups with De La Salle: they've now lost three in a row.
Josh Wicker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Lazewski, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Fenwick lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
On De La Salle's side, Dasaan Lee made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lee has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lee was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, De La Salle got a great performance from Jaime Chavez as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Chavez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Navarro, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Fenwick's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for De La Salle, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
While Fenwick 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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