The home team had won the previous three meetings between Ukiah and Rancho Cotate, and Rancho Cotate kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 7-3.
Ukiah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kamble Koch, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Ukiah dropped their record down to 9-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rancho Cotate, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Ukiah will square off against Maria Carrillo at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Rancho Cotate, they will face off against Cardinal Newman at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cardinals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Cougars' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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