Somerville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Snook Bluejays. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bluejays this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-16 last Tuesday.
Kyle 'KB' Brooks was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christian Esqueda made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Canyon 'Bean' Surovik was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Somerville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Snook, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-15.
Somerville wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 15-0 loss against Burton on the 8th. As for Snook, they have also already played their next contest, a 20-0 defeat against Milano on the 8th.
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