The Tamalpais Red Tailed Hawks will face off against the Rancho Cotate Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Tamalpais is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand San Marin a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Red Tailed Hawks have posted since April 5, 2024.
Hank Ballard looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Tamalpais' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tito Fierstein, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cotate won against Justin-Siena on Wednesday with 12 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Cougars skirted past Livermore 12-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
The team relied heavily on Caden Bolin Percy, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Gauge Cummings was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
Rancho Cotate always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Tamalpais has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Rancho Cotate, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Tamalpais skirted past Rancho Cotate 2-0 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will the Red Tailed Hawks repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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