The MacDonald Condor will venture away from home to challenge the More Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. MacDonald is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Monday just wasn't the day for MacDonald's offense. They came up short against Rancho San Juan on Monday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, More made easy work of Summit Tahoma on Monday and carried off a 12-3 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Zep Cortese was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He is becoming a predictor of More's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). Cortese was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Jason Schaper looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Anthony Cortese was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charles Selway, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
More has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for MacDonald, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
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