Durango had lost four straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 5-6 to make it five. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on Tuesday.
Durango saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Hernandez has hit this season.
As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On Mater Academy East Las Vegas' side, the team relied heavily on Guillermo Negron, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Looking ahead, Durango will challenge Faith Lutheran at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they will take on Green Valley at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 3.4, the Gators 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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