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Pacifica American Looks to Bounce Back From Tough Loss
A 2-0 loss to Woodcreek in Thursday night's double-elimination championship was Pacifica American's first tournament setback and just its second loss in 13 games. The 9-and 10-year-old all-stars can still win the title tonight.
The Pacifica American Express hit a speed bump.
Standing on the brink of a Northern California Division 2 championship, the 9-and 10-year-olds’ high-powered offense got shut down in a 2-0 loss to Woodcreek (Roseville) in a double-elimination tournament championship game.
But because Thursday night’s game was Pacifica’s first loss, it get another chance at the title when the two teams play again today at 7 p.m. at Stonehouse Field in Rancho Murieta (near Sacramento).
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Pacifica (12-2) experienced its only other loss under similar circumstances in the double-elimination District 3 tournament. Pacifica bounced back from an 8-5 loss to Danville on July 18, trouncing the same opponent 10-0 in a game that was mercy-ruled after four innings.
“They really don’t get to up or too down,” Pacifica manager Steve Falk told Patch.
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“The last time we lost we came back and played our best game.”
Thursday’s game, however, wasn’t Pacifica’s best, as a team that combined for 20 homers in its first 13 games never put together much of a scoring threat, Falk said.
Christian Falk (the coach’s son) struck out seven batters and allowed one walk in 4 2/3 innings of two-hit ball.
Woodcreek scored two unearned runs off Falk in a decisive bottom of the fifth inning.
