Ponderosa was the 6-3 winner over West Park when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Ponderosa Bruins fell just short of the West Park Panthers by a score of 11-10 on Thursday.
Ponderosa got a big performance out of Tommy Texdahl, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Stiveson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On West Park's side, Bradley Hunter looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, West Park let Ayden Deome and Christopher Fisher loose on the outfield. Deome scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Fisher scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Fisher has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Zachariah Jingco, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Ponderosa has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. As for West Park, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
While Ponderosa 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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