Baseball Recap: West Ranch Wildcats vs. Golden Valley Grizzlies
West Ranch won against Golden Valley last Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The West Ranch Wildcats walked away with a 6-3 win over the Golden Valley Grizzlies. That's more bragging rights for West Ranch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mikey Murr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Murr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Murr was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
In other pitching news, Hunter Manning tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
Back at the plate, Nolan Stoll was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for West Ranch and bumps their season record up to 18-8-1. As for Golden Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16-1 record this season.
West Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Golden Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Oxnard at 12:00 p.m. Golden Valley is facing Oxnard at the right time seeing as Oxnard is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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