For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Yucaipa and Redlands East Valley meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 4-3. The Thunderbirds were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 1-0.
Yucaipa got a good showing from Blake McGilvary, who pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McGilvary has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Connor White was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Damian Cordero, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Yucaipa's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Redlands East Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
While Yucaipa 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 Thursday.
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