Baseball Preview: Classical Purple vs. West Warwick Wizards
Classical has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the West Warwick Wizards at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Classical had just enough and edged Paul Cuffee out 8-7.
Asher Westberg-Rubin was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Westberg-rubin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Westberg-rubin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Silas McKay and Hubert Matos did most of the damage at the plate: McKay scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Matos scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tyler Lee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Warwick put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Davies Career & Tech as West Warwick made off with a 10-0 win. West Warwick might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by ten runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Kody Fretts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Burt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Classical's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-5. As for West Warwick, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Classical has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Warwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Classical couldn't quite finish off West Warwick when the teams last played back in June of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Classical avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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