Baseball Recap: Western Hills Victorious

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Benbrook, Western Hills was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They skirted past the Carter-Riverside Eagles 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted against the Eagles since April 26, 2021.

Rodolfo Sandoval was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sandoval was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February.

Sandoval wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Johnston, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave Johnston a new career-high. Jacob Castillo also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Western Hills' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13-1. As for Carter-Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.

Western Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.