After flying high against Pacific Grove on Saturday, Gilroy came back down to earth. The Mustangs fell just short of the Leland Chargers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The contest marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Mitchell Friebel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits.
Brennan Neander
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On the hitting side, Brennan Neander was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Jayson Quezada was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Gilroy's loss dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Leland, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
While Gilroy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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