Washington had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 9-8 to make it four. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valley Christian Warriors. The shutout was out of character for the Huskies seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Washington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ezekiel Porter, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
As for Valley Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
On Valley Christian's side, Rohan Kasanagottu looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kasanagottu has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hunter Fujimoto, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Ortiz, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Coming up, Washington will challenge Newark Memorial at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Huskies 3.6, the Cougars 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valley Christian, they will square off against Folsom at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Warriors are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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