The loss drops Beacon Hill to 1-3 and fifth place in the seven-team tournament, in which the top four qualify for Saturday鈥檚 semifinals.
Matteo Lesjak led the victors with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate with three runs batted in. Quinton Horvath was 2-for-3 with two RBI for Beacon Hill.
The local District 7 champions will face a tough test against White Rock today at 3 p.m., then close out the round-robin against the host South Vancouver team on Friday at 6 p.m.
Semifinals are set for Saturday at 3 and 6 p.m. between the No. 1 and 4 teams and No. 2 and 3 clubs in the standings, respectively. The championship final is slated for Sunday at 2 p.m.
鈥淭hat will be a tough game,鈥� Beacon Hill manager Thor Wishart said of today鈥檚 matchup against tournament favourite White Rock. 鈥淭o me, White Rock is very strong, the strongest hitting team here, and we鈥檙e a little short on pitching now after going for it early against teams we had earmarked.鈥�
Beacon Hill defeated Trail 8-4 on Sunday, but then lost a tough 5-4 decision to Lynn Valley on Monday.
On Tuesday, Little Mountain battled back from a 4-3 deficit to defeat Beacon Hill 15-7.
鈥淲e haven鈥檛 hit the ball like we鈥檙e capable of. We had loaded the bases three times against Little Mountain,鈥� said Wishart. 鈥淲e鈥檙e a bit of a long shot now, but I鈥檓 still very proud of these boys.鈥�
