After flying high against Ashland last Friday, Pacifica came back down to earth. The Pacifica Tritons fell just short of the Ventura Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Pacifica was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Ventura apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Dario Navarro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Ventura's side, their win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landen Roark, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pacifica has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10-1 record this season. As for Ventura, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pacifica will take on Malibu at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Ventura, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against St. Bonaventure at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (St. Bonaventure: 4.1, Ventura: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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