Encina extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 22 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-13 in the process. They lost 25-1 to the Foresthill Wildfires. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildfires this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on Tuesday.
Encina saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Caratachea, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
As for Foresthill, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games.
On Foresthill's side, Cooper Stanowicz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Stanowicz has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs. Foresthill is undefeated when Stanowicz posts two or more runs, but 5-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Foresthill got a massive performance out of Abe Robenolt, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Robenolt a new career-high. Hunter Byrum was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Encina wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 16-2 defeat against Valley Christian on the 29th. As for Foresthill, they have also already played their next contest, an 18-16 victory against Western Sierra Collegiate Academy on the 24th.
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