Shasta fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Las Plumas on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Las Plumas Thunderbirds, falling 16-8. The Wolves have struggled against the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
Anna Pe?a was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. She also put up an RBI, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Haley Salkeld, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Shasta's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Las Plumas, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Coming up, Shasta is taking a road trip to face off against Anderson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shasta has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Las Plumas, they will take on Lassen in a tournament on Friday. Las Plumas knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Lassen likes a good challenge.
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