Wortham and Itasca squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Wortham had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Itasca Wampus Cats by a score of 14-13. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in April (11), Wortham still had to take the loss.
Lance Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. Shane Guthrie was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Itasca's side, Aydan Villarreal was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brayden Daniel, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Wortham has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Itasca, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 11-9.
While Wortham had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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