Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilson). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Adams Cougars an 11-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won three matches in a row.
Jesus Fermines
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Jesus Fermines made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wilson is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4-1 otherwise. Fermines was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Juan ?JD? Arranda was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Oliver Minyard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wilson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Wilson back to even at 5-5-1. As for Adams, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Looking ahead, Wilson will square off against North Mesquite at 7:30 p.m. on March 21st. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wilson 4, North Mesquite 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Adams, they will take on West Mesquite at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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