Baseball Preview: Plano West Wolves vs. Hebron Hawks
Plano West is 0-10 against Hebron since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Plano West Wolves will be playing at home against the Hebron Hawks at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Plano West: 4, Hebron: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Plano West was able to grind out a solid win over Coppell, taking the game 8-3.
Meanwhile, Hebron had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats and snuck past 3-2.
Hebron got a great performance from Marcos Paz as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Paz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Lance Young and Caleb Klibert did most of the damage at the plate: Young went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Klibert scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Klibert is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Gavin Chaney was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
The victory got Plano West back to even at 10-10. As for Hebron, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season.
Plano West suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hebron in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Plano West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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