Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rancho Cotate). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Montgomery Vikings 8-6. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly two runs.
Marshall Lemons looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Cooper Reichert
| 03/18/25 vs Montgomery | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Analy | 1 |
| 03/01/25 @ San Rafael | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Ukiah | 1 |
| 04/19/24 @ Analy | 1 |
On the hitting side, Stephen Scott and Cooper Reichert did most of the damage at the plate: Scott scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Reichert scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave Reichert a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Morie, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Rancho Cotate always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Rancho Cotate has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Montgomery is on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Looking ahead, Rancho Cotate will venture away from home to challenge Maria Carrillo at 4:00 p.m. on March 26th. This will be Rancho Cotate's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Montgomery, they will be taking part in a tournament against Salesian College Preparatory at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Salesian College Preparatory has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Montgomery will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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