Combs had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 2-10-2 to make it four. They lost 17-4 to the Crismon Rattlers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rattlers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Monday.
Combs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Wilp, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Crismon, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Crismon's side, Caison Gillory looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave Gillory a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Damian Parra and Preston Hammond did most of the damage at the plate: Parra got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and three runs, while Hammond went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. What's more, Parra posted two hits, the most he's had since back in March. Aaden Lopez was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Combs has already played their next contest, a 19-9 defeat against ALA - Queen Creek on the 2nd. As for Crismon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 9-7 victory against Saguaro on the 2nd.
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