Rancho Cotate is 0-10 against Cardinal Newman since March of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Cougars will host the Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Neither Rancho Cotate nor Cardinal Newman posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Rancho Cotate took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ukiah a 1-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Rancho Cotate secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Luke Morie, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Windsor on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to the Jaguars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rancho Cotate pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.8 runs across that stretch. As for Cardinal Newman, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
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