Rancho Cotate was the 2-0 winner over Vintage when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cougars fell just short of the Crushers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by just one run.
Rancho Cotate handed starting duties to Kane McIntyre, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Rancho Cotate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marshall Lemons, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Gauge Cummings was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Rancho Cotate is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Vintage, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Rancho Cotate wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 defeat against Eureka on the 21st. As for Vintage, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-8 loss against Campolindo on the 21st.
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