The matchup between Lathrop and Mountain House on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Lathrop Spartans lost 17-7 to the Mountain House Mustangs. Lathrop has not had much luck with Mountain House recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Adrian Zuniga and Omare Cross stepped up to the plate in a big way. Zuniga scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Cross scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jordan Comporato was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Mountain House's side, Noah Elizondo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Elizondo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Elizondo was even better at the plate, going 5-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mountain House got a big performance out of Charlie Wolfe, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Seng, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Mountain House, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Lathrop will head out on the road to challenge Los Banos at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Los Banos is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Lathrop will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Mountain House will take on Ceres at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain House is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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