Weed had lost 11 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 2-17-1 to make it 12. They lost 19-6 to the Modoc Braves. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Friday.
Weed saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Dawson, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Modoc, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games.
On Modoc's side, Faith Marquez and Caelli DePaul made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Marquez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, DePaul pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Marquez a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Marquez went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while DePaul got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Modoc got a massive performance out of Macy Benson, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Benson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Moltzen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and two RBI.
Weed wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 5-4 defeat against Trinity on the 2nd. As for Modoc, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Mt. Shasta on the 2nd.
