Wednesday just wasn't the day for West's offense. They lost 26-0 to the Tehachapi Warriors on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for West in their matchups with Tehachapi: they've now lost nine in a row.
For Tehachapi's part, Christopher Turpin made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Turpin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Turpin was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cyler Hoofard, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tylere Lombardi, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
West's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Tehachapi, they have been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West by a score of 22-1.
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