Damien suffered their closest defeat since March 17th on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars by a score of 5-3. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 5-4.
Damien got a good showing from Ethan Chavez, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chavez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Damien saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Vasquez, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That hit was Vasquez's first of the season.
Damien has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-14 record this season. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 19-9.
As of now, neither Damien nor the Cougars have any future games scheduled.
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