Spanish River lost against Park Vista back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Spanish River Sharks suffered a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of the Park Vista Cobras. Spanish River has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spanish River got a good showing from Dovydas Raciunas, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Spanish River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Chimenti, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Chimenti has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Park Vista's side, Cael Brannon looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Espinoza, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Jaiden Phan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Spanish River's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Park Vista, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-8.
Spanish River has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome St. John Paul II Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Spanish River: 3.8, St. John Paul II Academy: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Park Vista, they will be playing at home against Santaluces at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Park Vista's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Santaluces' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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