San Diego extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-14-1 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the La Jolla Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 last Saturday.
San Diego saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Stepner, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for La Jolla, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
On La Jolla's side, Abel Delgadillo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Carter Strauss was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hank Hansen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: La Jolla beat San Diego by a score of 4-0 on Thursday.
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