Boulder Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They fell 7-4 to the Sunnyslope Vikings. That's two games in a row now that Boulder Creek has lost by exactly three runs.
Boulder Creek got a good showing from Erick Gates, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Boulder Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Tsau, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. Drew Duran was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Sunnyslope's side, Ezekiel Mendoza was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Deckwa, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Boulder Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Sunnyslope, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Boulder Creek will challenge Mountain Ridge at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sunnyslope, they will head out on the road to square off against San Luis at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Sunnyslope is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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