Poinciana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the Davenport Broncos.
Diego Vallejos made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
On Davenport's side, they got a great performance from Alejandro Louis as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shakoii Richards, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Escalera, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Poinciana's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Davenport, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-8.
Poinciana will head out on the road to square off against Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Poinciana has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Davenport, they will head out on the road to challenge Auburndale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Davenport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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