Corning won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Thursday. They fell victim to a tough 15-7 defeat at the hands of the Weed Cougars.
Langdon Martinovich and Seth Johnson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Martinovich fired off two home runs and three additional RBI while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Weed's side, Phoenix Marshall was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (he also only allowed one walk). Marshall was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, DJ Horton was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. Brian Garcia Tamayo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Corning has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which is still a better percentage than their 1-5-1 record this season. As for Weed, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Corning is on the road again on Friday to play Portola at 9:00 a.m. Portola has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.33 runs per game on average), something Corning will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Weed, they will challenge Trinity at 11:45 a.m. on Friday. Weed knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Trinity likes a good challenge.
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