Mt. Shasta had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Weed Cougars as they made off with a 14-2 win. That's two games straight that Mt. Shasta has won by exactly 12 runs.
For Weed's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Marshall, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Marshall has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Weed hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mt. Shasta is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for Weed, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Shasta will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Etna at 2:00 p.m. Etna will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Mt. Shasta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Weed, they will head out on the road to challenge Modoc at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Weed is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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