Softball Recap: Upper Lake Cougars vs. Middletown Mustangs
Upper Lake pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Middletown Mustangs. Upper Lake has not had much luck with Middletown recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Nya Marcks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ruby Wurm was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Keira McCormack was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Upper Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middletown only tossed six.
On Middletown's side, Brooklyn Wood was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Wood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Breanna Pyzer, who scored three runs while going 5-for-6. Another player making a difference was Autumn Clark, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
Upper Lake's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Middletown, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Upper Lake will square off against Cloverdale at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Cloverdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Upper Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Middletown, they are on the road again on Friday to play St. Helena at 2:00 p.m.
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