Mt. Shasta won the last time they faced Fall River and things went their way on Friday too. The Bears walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
SETH SMITH
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SETH SMITH made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He is becoming a predictor of Mt. Shasta's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). SMITH was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Hayden Porteous was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Nick Mangrum was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Mt. Shasta hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fall River struck out 12 times.
The win got Mt. Shasta back to even at 7-7. As for Fall River, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Mt. Shasta and Fall River could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Bears (ranked 738th) will meet West Valley (ranked 311th) at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fall River will challenge Modoc at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (1135 vs. 380).
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