The Nipomo Titans will take on the Piedmont Highlanders in a tournament on Friday. Nipomo is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Nipomo's tournament run continued when they took on Nevada Union on Thursday. The Titans fell just short of the Miners by a score of 11-10.
Logan Hobbs was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Moulden, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Piedmont was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of Paso Robles by a score of 3-2.
Max Fujimoto and Ben Sorensen did some serious damage despite the final result: Fujimoto got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Sorensen went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was Sorensen's first of the season.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Nipomo, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Piedmont's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Nipomo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Piedmont, though, as they've been averaging 8.8 hits. Given Nipomo's sizable advantage in that area, the Highlanders will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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