Baseball Game Preview: West Seattle vs. Ballard Beavers

West Seattle are taking a road trip to challenge the Ballard Beavers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Seattle 3.1, Ballard 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

West Seattle had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Eastside Catholic on Monday. West Seattle put the hurt on Eastside Catholic with a sharp 8-2 victory. West Seattle might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Ballard entered their tilt with O'Dea on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged out the Fighting Irish 4-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Aiden DePaula and Fischer Witt were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, DePaula didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Witt pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. DePaula has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, DePaula went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Witt got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Miles Soja, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

West Seattle's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8. As for Ballard, their record is now 17-6.

West Seattle couldn't quite get it done against Ballard in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 5-0. Can West Seattle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.