Rialto lost against Summit back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rialto Knights fell just short of the Summit SkyHawks by a score of 6-4. Rialto has struggled against Summit recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Marvin Ulloa put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ulloa has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ulloa was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Ulloa wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Amador, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Like Rialto, Summit also got a great game from a two-way player: Dylan Harrison. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Harrison was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Robert Duran looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Isaac Castanon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Sammy Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Rialto's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Summit, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 19-4.
While Rialto 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 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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