The Maria Carrillo Pumas will head out on the road to challenge the Ukiah Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Maria Carrillo is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 17-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Casa Grande on Monday. Maria Carrillo has not had much luck with Casa Grande recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ukiah won against Rancho Cotate on Tuesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Ukiah came out on top against Rancho Cotate by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ukiah.
Nate Hoben looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Canyon Loflin was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Trevor Schlafer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Maria Carrillo's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Ukiah, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Maria Carrillo was able to grind out a solid victory over Ukiah in their previous meeting back in April, winning 12-8. Will Maria Carrillo repeat their success, or does Ukiah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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