Mission Oak and Independence squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mission Oak had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Independence Falcons by a score of 2-0. Mission Oak's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mission Oak saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zylan Ramirez, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Ramirez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Mission Oak hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence struck out eight times.
On Independence's side, not much got past Isaac Lopez, who gave up just four hits to keep Mission Oak off the board.
On the hitting side, Tyler Stansberry was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Julian Nevarez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Mission Oak's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-15. As for Independence, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-16.
Mission Oak does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Independence, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Liberty at 12:00 p.m. Liberty's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Independence's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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