Palacios extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 4-16. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yoakum Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Saturday.
Palacios saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barrett Botbyl, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Yoakum, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-9-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Yoakum's side, not much got past Dalton Steinmann, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Palacios off the board. Steinmann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brenten Jacob was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. He has become a key player for Yoakum: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-9-1 otherwise.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Palacios is set to challenge their familiar foe Industrial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yoakum will square off against rival Rice Consolidated at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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