Winning always takes teamwork, but on Thursday Alex Schmelzel stepped things up a notch to give Rancho Cotate the 'W'. Schmelzel was dynamite, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
Schmelzel and Rancho Cotate will challenge Alhambra at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rancho Cotate has not beaten Alhambra recently, having gone 0-4 since May of 2015.
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