Baseball Game Preview: Estrella Foothills Wolves vs. Westview Knights

For the second straight game, Estrella Foothills will face off against Westview. The Wolves will host the Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Estrella Foothills will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

Estrella Foothills is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Westview get on the board and left with a 23-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Wolves have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Estrella Foothills gave Michael Wax the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wax has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances.

Alec Schaeffer

Runs

04/07/26 @ Westview	3
04/01/26 @ Deer Valley	1
03/10/26 vs Cibola	3

On the hitting side, Estrella Foothills got a massive performance out of Alec Schaeffer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Schaeffer has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Joshua Vargas, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and one RBI.

Estrella Foothills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .658. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.

Estrella Foothills is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Westview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Westview's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Estrella Foothills hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .374. It's a different story for Westview, though, as they've only averaged .195. Will they be able to contain Estrella Foothills' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.