The Upland Highlanders/Scots will venture away from home to square off against the Claremont Wolfpack at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Upland nor Claremont posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Upland fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Shadow Hills on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Highlanders/Scots have lost by just one run.
Issac Carlos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Upland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan May, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI was May's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Claremont didn't have quite enough to beat Oak Hills on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Claremont's loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Upland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Upland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Claremont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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