Ukiah had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 10-9 to make it four. They came up short against the Rancho Cotate Cougars, falling 13-6. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Ukiah saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cael Phenicie, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double. Ruben Castro also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
As for Rancho Cotate, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-10. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Rancho Cotate's side, the team relied heavily on Dylan McReynolds Jr., who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Morie, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
While Ukiah had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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