Baseball Game Preview: Van Nuys Wolves vs. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers

For the first time this season, Van Nuys will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Wednesday. They will square off against the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers at 2:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Van Nuys fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Canyon last Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cowboys by a score of 5-4.

Joel Enciso

Batters Struck Out

03/08/25 vs Canyon	7
02/24/25 vs Reseda	6
02/19/25 vs Eagle Rock	2
03/18/24 vs Reseda	8

Joel Enciso put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Nate Renard made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Renard is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Meanwhile, Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences didn't have quite enough to beat Torres on Saturday and fell 4-2.

Levi Lester was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences' record now sits at 1-1. As for Van Nuys, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Van Nuys was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 9-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Nuys since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.