Moon Valley extended their losing streak to ten on Friday, dropping them down to 3-14. They came up short against the Marcos de Niza Padres, falling 14-0. The Rockets were not able to make up for their loss to the Padres from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Marcos de Niza, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 8-11 record. Considering they have won six games by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Marcos de Niza's part, the team relied heavily on Gilbert Fuerte, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Fuerte has become a key player for the Padres: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Esteban Murillo, who went 1-for-4 with three runs and one triple.
Looking ahead, Moon Valley will challenge Agua Fria at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Owls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.88 runs per game on average), something the Rockets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Marcos de Niza, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-3 defeat against Cactus Shadows on the 11th.
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