Carter and Jurupa Valley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Carter had to settle for second. They fell 5-1 to the Jurupa Valley Jaguars. Carter just can't catch a break and has now endured nine defeats in a row.
Carter saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Magana, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Jurupa Valley's side, Francisco Urena made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Urena has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Urena was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Carter's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Jurupa Valley, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6-1.
Carter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jurupa Valley, they will square off against Chaffey at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Chaffey: 3.3, Jurupa Valley: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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