West Ranch lost against Hart last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Ranch Wildcats fell just short of the Hart Indians by a score of 5-3. West Ranch has not had much luck with Hart recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
West Ranch got a good showing from Ben Cushnie, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Nolan Stoll was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Brett Ishikawa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
West Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7-1. As for Hart, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Ranch will challenge Maranatha at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Ranch: 2.9, Maranatha: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hart, they will head out on the road to face off against Canyon at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Canyon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight losses, while Hart will come in with four straight wins.
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