The Ukiah Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the McKinleyville Panthers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ukiah only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-point they dealt Analy on Wednesday. Ukiah was the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Analy.
Cannon Johnson looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Ukiah let Trenton Ford and Trevor Schlafer loose on the outfield. Ford scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Schlafer scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ford has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kessler Koch, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville earned a 10-5 victory over University Prep on Saturday. Ten seems to be a good number for McKinleyville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ukiah pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for McKinleyville, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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