The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Upland Highlanders/Scots at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Rancho Cucamonga's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Upland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Rancho Cucamonga finally turned things around against Upland on Wednesday. Rancho Cucamonga walked away with a 6-3 win over Upland.
Preston Anderson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rancho Cucamonga saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Altamirano, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Rancho Cucamonga's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-15. As for Upland, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-12.
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