San Gorgonio had lost five straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 5-13 to make it six. They came up short against the Fontana Steelers, falling 12-0. The shutout was out of character for the Spartans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
As for Fontana, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The result was nothing new for Fontana, who have now won 11 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
For Fontana's part, they got a great performance from Luis Lopez JR as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Lopez JR has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Fernando Padilla was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three doubles, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Alvarado, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While San Gorgonio 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 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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