Mission Bay has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.38 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They lost 10-3 to the La Jolla Vikings. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Kaden Jones put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Oswald, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mission Bay's loss dropped their record down to 13-3. As for La Jolla, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
While Mission Bay 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 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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