Weed had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Corning Cardinals as they made off with a 15-7 victory.
Phoenix Marshall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (he also only allowed one walk). Marshall was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Weed got a massive performance out of DJ Horton, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run. Another player making a difference was Brian Garcia Tamayo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Corning's side, Langdon Martinovich and Seth Johnson did some serious damage despite the final result: Martinovich fired off two home runs and three additional RBI while going 2-for-3, while Johnson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Weed's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Corning, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which is still a better percentage than their 1-5-1 record this season.
Weed will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Trinity at 11:45 a.m. Weed is facing Trinity at the right time seeing as Trinity is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Corning, they will square off against Portola at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Corning will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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