After flying high against Tulare Union on Friday, Dinuba came back down to earth. The Emperors fell just short of the Mission Oak Hawks by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Emperors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hawks earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
Derek Hernandez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Prendez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Dinuba has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 games. That's still a better percentage than their 6-21 record this season. As for Mission Oak, they pushed their record up to 16-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
As of now, neither Dinuba nor the Hawks have any future games scheduled.
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