Irving couldn't quite beat Pearce on Friday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt last Saturday. The Irving Tigers fell just short of the Pearce Mustangs by a score of 3-1. Irving has not had much luck with Pearce recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Santos Salas was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Pearce's side, Jackson Thompson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
At the plate, Pearce's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Levi Rozenblum, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Irving's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Pearce, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 18-13.
While Irving 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 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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