Baseball Game Preview: Wood Wildcats vs. Armijo Royals

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 2:55am

Preview: Wood Wildcats vs. Armijo Royals

Wood has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Armijo Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Wood ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They skirted past Armijo 4-3. The win was just what Wood needed coming off of a 12-1 defeat in their prior game.

Forrest Chesson tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits.

At the plate, Jake Durant was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Bryan Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.

Wood's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Armijo, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season.

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