West extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 43 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-25 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Highland Rams. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Rams this season, with their most recent defeat being a 10-1 loss on Tuesday.
Joseph Martinez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Martinez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Daniel Julio also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As for Highland, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-20. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Highland's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Cartwright as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Cartwright a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Jackson Gold was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Keegan Butler was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
As of now, neither West nor Highland have any future games scheduled.
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