Antioch suffered their closest defeat since April 12, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Napa Grizzlies by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 7-6 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2022.
Antioch had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Arjen Ruiz Real and Kaden Souza Ruiz Real tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits, while Souza tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. The dominant performance gave Souza a new career-low in hits.
At the plate, Julian Perez-Bussard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Nathan Fritzler also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Antioch now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Napa, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Coming up, Antioch is taking a road trip to square off against Armijo at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Napa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Winters at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
