Norte Vista is on a five-game streak of home losses, Patriot a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Norte Vista Braves will take on the Patriot Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Norte Vista fell victim to Patriot and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Warriors.
For Patriot's part, Javier Tinoco and Manuel Loza made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Tinoco didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Loza pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Tinoco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Tinoco scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Loza scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Silva, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Roberto Betancourt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Norte Vista's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Patriot, their win bumped their record up to 5-14-1.
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