Alameda had lost five straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 8-10 to make it six. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Encinal Jets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 two weeks ago.
As for Encinal, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Encinal's part, the result came thanks to Kyle Cooke's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks. Cooke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Evan Furuichi and Hunter Willett did most of the damage at the plate: Furuichi got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, while Willett went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Another player making a difference was Matan Antebi, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
While Alameda 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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