Silver Creek fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Pioneer on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 6-5. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 9-8.
Evangelina Cuevas spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Emma Tang was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Malerie Ramirez, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Silver Creek and nudges their season record down to 14-8. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Pioneer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-15.
Silver Creek wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 7-6 win against Lincoln on the 11th. As for Pioneer, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-8 victory against Del Mar on the 12th.
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