Baseball Recap: Maria Carrillo Pumas vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Maria Carrillo was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Rancho Cotate Cougars by a score of 2-1. Maria Carrillo was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rancho Cotate apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Elijah Aguilar spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Maria Carrillo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Bluestone, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Rancho Cotate's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Devon Laguinto gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. Laguinto has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Maria Carrillo's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Rancho Cotate, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
While Maria Carrillo 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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