Mariposa County waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Orestimba Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Mariposa County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Taxtyn Weiland made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Weiland has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Weiland was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hunter Johnson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Ben Lingenfelter, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Orestimba's side, Nate Perez was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mariposa County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Orestimba, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Mariposa County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Orestimba: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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