Westmont had lost ten straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 8-18 to make it 11. They came up short against the Live Oak Acorns, falling 14-4. The Warriors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Acorns earlier this season, when they won 8-5.
Westmont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Pound, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. Another was Marina Li, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Live Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
On Live Oak's side, they let Quinn Dana- Hulberg and Peyton Goularte run wild. Dana- Hulberg went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI, while Goularte went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI and two runs. Those five RBI gave Goularte a new career-high. Eden Svoboda was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three runs and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Westmont is set to challenge their familiar foe Santa Teresa at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Live Oak will face off against rival Gilroy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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