Central Valley dropped to 11-9-1 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 10-0 to the University Prep Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 on Thursday.
As for University Prep, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-12-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For University Prep's part, the result came thanks to Jack Ampi's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up seven Ks. Ampi has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 4-11-1 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyson Wurzer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Central Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe Lassen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, University Prep will challenge rival West Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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