After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cardinal Newman, Rancho Cotate was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They blew past the Santa Rosa Panthers 8-2. For Rancho Cotate, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Santa Rosa walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Camden Henington was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Henington has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Henington was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rancho Cotate let Stephen Scott and Lucas Hermes loose on the outfield. Scott scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Hermes scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Santa Rosa's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Mills, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Rancho Cotate's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Santa Rosa, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 17 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14-1 record this season.
Rancho Cotate will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ukiah at 4:00 p.m. As for Santa Rosa, they will head out on the road to face off against Middletown at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Santa Rosa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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