The Upper Lake Cougars will square off against the Willits Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Upper Lake will be strutting in after a win while Willits will be coming in after a loss.
While Upper Lake's victory against Laytonville wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Warriors 10-9 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the game before.
Carlos Narvaes was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Narvaes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikel Compton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Willits was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Sonoma Academy.
Upper Lake's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Willits, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Upper Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Willits when the teams last played back in February of 2025, sneaking past 11-10. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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