Iowa Falls to Las Vegas with 8-4 Loss

LAS VEGAS, NV. – The Iowa Cubs took the loss against the Las Vegas Aviators with a 8-4 loss.

In the third game of this week’s series, the Aviators pulled away with a 4-0 lead off a sac fly, a double and a two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning.

Then, Iowa scored three unanswered runs as Hayden Cantrelle lined a single into left center and scored Chase Strumpf. James Triantos followed with a two-run shot to right field and cut the deficit to just one run, 4-3.

Connor Noland allowed eight runs (four earned) in 4.2 innings of work as he allowed a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning to end his night and the lead grew to 8-3 in favor of Las Vegas.

Jonathon Long added his 82nd RBI of the season but that was the I-Cubs could muster as they dropped the third game of the week 8-4.

The Iowa Cubs continue this week’s series against the Las Vegas Aviators on Friday, August 29 and first pitch is at 7:05 p.m. PT/9:05 p.m. CT.