Marin Academy extended their losing streak to seven on Friday, dropping their season record down to 3-9 in the process. They lost 12-2 to the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-4 on Tuesday.
Marin Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Meyer, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for Lick-Wilmerding, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-7. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
On Lick-Wilmerding's side, Benji Cho made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Cho a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Lick-Wilmerding: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kian Perrone, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Lick-Wilmerding is 5-2 when Perrone posts two or more runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Emerson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marin Academy will welcome San Domenico at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.71 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lick-Wilmerding, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lincoln at 12:00 p.m.
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