Baseball Preview: West Ranch Wildcats vs. Golden Valley Grizzlies
West Ranch is 10-0 against Golden Valley since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Ranch Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Golden Valley Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. West Ranch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Golden Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, West Ranch finally turned things around against Golden Valley on Tuesday. West Ranch came out on top against Golden Valley by a score of 6-1.
West Ranch got a great performance from Jackson Banuelos as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Banuelos has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mikey Murr was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Hu, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
West Ranch's win bumped their record up to 18-8-1. As for Golden Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15-1 record this season.
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