Baseball Game Recap: Upland Highlanders/Scots vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cougars

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 12:24am

Baseball Recap: Upland Highlanders/Scots vs. Rancho Cucamonga Cougars

Upland was the 4-3 winner over Rancho Cucamonga when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Upland Highlanders/Scots took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars on Wednesday.

For Rancho Cucamonga's part, they got a great performance from Preston Anderson as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Rancho Cucamonga saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Altamirano, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.

Upland dropped their record down to 14-12 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-15.

While Upland 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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