Upper Lake's 11-3 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 5-2 to the St. Helena Saints on Tuesday. Upper Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Upper Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keira McCormack, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On St. Helena's side, Ada Blanton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Blanton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blanton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ellie Carmichael was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Upper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Helena, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Upper Lake will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. As for St. Helena, they will head out on the road to challenge Lower Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lower Lake is on a five-game streak of home wins, St. Helena a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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