Venus extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping them down to 7-14. They came up short against the Ferris Yellowjackets, falling 10-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Yellowjackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-4 on Thursday.
Xzavier Garcia made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.
As for Ferris, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games.
On Ferris' side, Angel Garcia and Graham Dixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Garcia pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Dixon didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Garcia went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Dixon went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Dixon is becoming a predictor of Ferris' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-8-1 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Guzman, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Aldo Gonzalez was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Coincidentally, Venus and Ferris will both be playing Alvarado the next time they take the field. The Yellowjackets will head out to face the Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Bulldogs will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th.
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