Maria Carrillo fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Rancho Cotate on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. The Pumas just can't catch a break and have now endured seven losses in a row.
Maria Carrillo got a good showing from Spencer Mathis, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits Mathis has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Maria Carrillo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Stark, who went 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
Maria Carrillo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Rancho Cotate, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maria Carrillo will square off against Archie Williams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rancho Cotate, they will challenge Ukiah at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 2.9, the Wildcats 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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