It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cottonwood had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Hurricane Tigers 9-8. The victory was nothing new for Cottonwood as they're now sitting on five straight.
Ladanian Gutierrez was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Oliver Wayman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Hurricane's side, Luke Hirschi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Zane Staley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Cottonwood's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-10. As for Hurricane, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Cottonwood will challenge Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cottonwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. Hurricane does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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