Wheatland was the 12-0 winner over Center when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Wheatland Pirates fell just short of the Center Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Thursday.
Adrian Villar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan James, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Center's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emare Viera, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Wheatland's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Center, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15.
Wheatland will take on Gridley at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheatland's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Gridley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Center, they will head out on the road to take on Bear River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bear River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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