Weston Ranch scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the McNair Eagles a 14-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Weston Ranch who now have four in a row.
Ayden Tinsley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Tinsley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tinsley was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jose Aguilar, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Dominik Makinano was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, McNair didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of ten games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Weston Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for McNair, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Weston Ranch will have a chance to go back-to-back against McNair: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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