West Hills dropped their record down to 14-12 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Steele Canyon Cougars by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-6 back in April.
Joey Monetti stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. Carson-Kai Lewis was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
As for Steele Canyon, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games.
On Steele Canyon's side, the team relied heavily on Tommy Rimoldi, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and one RBI. Those three doubles gave Rimoldi a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Page, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
While West Hills 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 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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