Shasta came into Tuesday's match having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past the Red Bluff Spartans 5-4. This was a revenge game for Shasta, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-0 defeat when these two played on Tuesday.
Shasta got a great performance from Jack Dehn as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Dehn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen Boesiger was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-6. Shakespeare Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
On Red Bluff's side, Ryan Ross put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-6.
In other batting news, Lucas Owens was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mason Lyford, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Shasta's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11-1. As for Red Bluff, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Shasta by a score of 8-5.
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