Nyssa extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 18 on Saturday, dropping them down to 0-4. They came up short against the New Plymouth Pilgrims, falling 16-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pilgrims this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on Thursday.
Nyssa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Rios, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
As for New Plymouth, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-6. The result was nothing new for the Pilgrims, who have now won four matchups by 11 runs or more so far this season.
On New Plymouth's side, the team relied heavily on Ashton Robinson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Robinson is becoming a predictor of the Pilgrims' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Blayk Cockerum, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Nyssa will look to takes advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Ontario at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.6 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Plymouth, they will head out on the road to square off against Nampa Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something the Pilgrims will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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