Softball Preview: Upper Lake Cougars vs. Fort Bragg Timberwolves
The Upper Lake Cougars will be playing at home against the Fort Bragg Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Upper Lake's 11-3 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 5-2 to St. Helena on Tuesday. Upper Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upper Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keira McCormack, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Fort Bragg and Lower Lake on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Fort Bragg fell victim to a tough 14-6 loss at the hands of Lower Lake.
Mackenzie Rose was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Upper Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Fort Bragg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Upper Lake might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Fort Bragg in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Thankfully for Upper Lake, Cassiti Baroni (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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