Baseball Preview: Westview Warriors vs. Rochester Zebras
The Westview Warriors are on the road again on Saturday to play the Rochester Zebras at 2:00 p.m. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Westview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against Eastbrook as Westview made off with a 12-1 win. Westview might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Max Engle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Engle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Micah Miller was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Mason Wire was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rochester came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Bison. Seven seems to be a good number for Rochester as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like Westview, Rochester also got a great game from a two-way player: Carson Paulik. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Paulik has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Paulik was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Ferverda, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Westview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Rochester, their record is now 20-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Westview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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