Redlands had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 12-14 to make it five. They lost 8-2 to the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 on Monday.
Jayden Rose was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
As for Yucaipa, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-10. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.
On Yucaipa's side, they got a great performance from Logan Pashman as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Pashman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Xavier Romero was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Yucaipa is 9-1 when Romero posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Landyn Von Kaenel, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
While Redlands 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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