West had lost ten straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 6-19-1 to make it 11. They came up short against the Tracy Bulldogs, falling 14-2. The Wolfpack were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 6-4.
West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jovin Atwal, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Tracy, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-14. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Tracy's side, they got a great performance from Jace Johnson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Johnson also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Bulldogs are 6-3 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Elijah Gutierrez was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Tracy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 10-13 when he doesn't). Juan Godoy also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
As of now, neither West nor Tracy have any future games scheduled.
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