After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Poway was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of the Santa Fe Christian Eagles by a score of 4-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-8 last Tuesday.
Parker Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
Poway dropped their record down to 5-8 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.3 runs. As for Santa Fe Christian, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Coming up, Poway will square off against Westview at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Wolverines' pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so the Titans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Fe Christian, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Bishop's at 3:30 p.m. on the 15th. The game will give the Eagles their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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