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| 03/08/25 - Neutral | 8-2 W |
| 05/19/17 - Neutral | 1-7 L |
| 05/19/16 - Neutral | 8-2 W |
McFarland made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Parlier, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The McFarland Cougars put the hurt on the Parlier Panthers with a sharp 8-2 victory on Saturday. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2017.
Nathan Ortega spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, McFarland got a big performance out of Eric Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Hernandez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
McFarland's victory bumped their record up to 2-0-1. As for Parlier, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-1.
Coming up, McFarland will venture away from home to face off against Granite Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Parlier, they will host Alpaugh at 3:30 p.m. on March 17th.
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