Upper Lake is 0-3 against Middletown since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Upper Lake Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Middletown Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Upper Lake will head into Tuesday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a six-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Lower Lake by a score of 4-2.
Nya Marcks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Ruby Wurm made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Middletown was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Clear Lake. Middletown has not had much luck with Clear Lake recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Upper Lake came up short against Middletown when the teams last played back in March, falling 14-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middletown's Brooklyn Wood, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one 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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