Wilson had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 5-7 to make it five. They came up short against the Charter Oak Chargers, falling 13-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chargers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 on Tuesday.
Wilson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karl Cruz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Charter Oak, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-9. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Charter Oak's side, they got a great performance from Christian Lopez as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Lopez has become a key player for the Chargers: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Martin Luna was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Charter Oak's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Ramirez, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Wilson will face off against Rowland at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats are facing the Raiders at the right time seeing as the Raiders are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Charter Oak, they will square off against Northview at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Chargers 3.4, the Vikings 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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