Widefield lost against Coronado last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Widefield Gladiators took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coronado Cougars. Widefield has not had much luck with Coronado recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Widefield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Mitchell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Coronado's side, Trey Gregory-Alford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Gregory-Alford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Gregory-Alford was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Corbyn Stowe and Turner Whitney did most of the damage at the plate: Stowe scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Whitney scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tysen Noll, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Widefield now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Coronado, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Widefield will take on Lewis-Palmer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lewis-Palmer is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so Widefield will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Coronado, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mesa Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mesa Ridge knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Coronado likes a good challenge.
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