Chino Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Blue Ridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 5-4. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Chino Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Freddie Garcia, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Caden Todd was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Chino Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8-1. As for Blue Ridge, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Looking ahead, Chino Valley will challenge Kingman at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Blue Ridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Holbrook at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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