Bloomington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-1 walloping at the hands of the Jurupa Hills Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Bloomington of the 12-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Bloomington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vanessa Chavez, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Jurupa Hills' side, Rosie Torralva made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Torralva has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Torralva was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaylin Olguin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Berlyn Sanchez, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Bloomington's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Jurupa Hills, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Bloomington will be playing at home against Kaiser at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomington has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Jurupa Hills, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Summit at 3:15 p.m. Summit is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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