Willows fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Corning on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 9-8. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Blake Lerstang was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Clint Girard also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Willows' loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Corning, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Willows will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on East Nicolaus at 4:00 p.m. on April 1. As for Corning, they will take on Los Molinos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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