Woodside extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 8-10 in the process. They came up short against the Half Moon Bay Cougars, falling 10-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
Woodside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Torres, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Half Moon Bay, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-12. Ten seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Half Moon Bay's side, Maverick Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits. Johnson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Jason Couto and Gio Ormando did most of the damage at the plate: Couto went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Ormando went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Ormando has posted since back in March.
Woodside wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 5-4 loss against University on the 26th. As for Half Moon Bay, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Menlo School at 4:00 p.m. The Knights' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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