Willits and Lower Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Willits Wolverines will be playing at home against the Lower Lake Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Willits and three for Lower Lake.
On Thursday, Willits suffered a rough 19-3 loss at the hands of Kelseyville.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lower Lake had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Cloverdale on Tuesday.
Jordan John was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. John was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Buddy Felder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Willits' loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Lower Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Willits suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Lower Lake in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of John, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Willits knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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