Upper Lake is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Lower Lake a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Upper Lake Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Lower Lake Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Upper Lake has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Upper Lake's offense. They came up short against Kelseyville on Tuesday, falling 18-0.
Meanwhile, Lower Lake didn't have quite enough to beat St. Helena on Tuesday and fell 4-3.
Zach Jones put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Myer, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Eric Alonso also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Lower Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Upper Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Upper Lake's way against Lower Lake in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Upper Lake made off with an 11-1 victory. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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