A feisty cat fight will be fought as Weston Ranch Cougars duke it out with Tokay Tigers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Weston Ranch is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
On Friday, Weston Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Edison, taking the game 8-4.
The team relied heavily on Jordan Paris, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Orona, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tokay). They blew past McNair 19-1 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jake Koehler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Brock Sell and Myles Apalit did most of the damage at the plate: Sell scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Apalit scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Sell is becoming a predictor of Tokay's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't). Zack Sanchez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Tokay was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .528. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Weston Ranch's record now sits at 7-4. As for Tokay, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9.
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