Fort Bragg had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Upper Lake Cougars 4-3. That's two games straight that Fort Bragg has won by just one run.
Chris Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hernandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Dane Salo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
Fort Bragg pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Upper Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Fort Bragg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 win vs. Lower Lake on the 30th. As for Upper Lake, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Helena at 4:00 p.m. St. Helena's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Upper Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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