Upper Lake is 0-9 against Clear Lake since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Upper Lake Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Clear Lake Cardinals at 4:00 p.m.
Upper Lake fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Kelseyville on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 4-3. Upper Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ruby Wurm made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Clear Lake made easy work of Lower Lake on Friday and carried off a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clear Lake.
Liliana Cruz was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Cruz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cruz was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Atiana Patino, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Camrin Pivniska, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Clear Lake, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Upper Lake has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clear Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Upper Lake came up short against Clear Lake when the teams last played on April 5th, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cruz, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Upper Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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