After flying high against Hesperia last Friday, Serrano came back down to earth. The Serrano Diamondbacks fell 5-2 to the Apple Valley Sun Devils on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Serrano in their matchups with Apple Valley: they’ve now lost four in a row.

For Apple Valley’s part, Ethan Yazzie made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Yazzie was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Phoenix Matsumoto was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Seth Robertson was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Serrano’s defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-1. As for Apple Valley, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.

While Serrano 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.

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