Rancho Cotate dropped their record down to 13-9 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals, falling 11-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cougars have suffered since March 5th.
Rancho Cotate saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Bolin Percy, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one double.
As for Cardinal Newman, the win got them back to even at 10-10. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for their hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
On Cardinal Newman's side, they got a great performance from Josh Jannicelli as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Jannicelli has become a key player for the Cardinals: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 7-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Caden Owen was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Wooley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
While Rancho Cotate had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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