After flying high against Del Norte on Thursday, Eureka came back down to earth. The Loggers fell just short of the McKinleyville Panthers by a score of 4-3 on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the Loggers' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Eureka got a good showing from Kyle Giacone, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Garrett Levitt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Eureka's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for McKinleyville, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-6.
As of now, neither Eureka nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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