Baseball Preview: Sunset Apollos vs. Westview Wildcats
Sunset is 1-9 against Westview since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Sunset Apollos will head out on the road to square off against the Westview Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Sunset will be strutting in after a win while Westview will be coming in after a loss.
Sunset is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: South Salem, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Sunset was ranked third). Sunset came out on top against South Salem by a score of 7-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Westview unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to Aloha. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Westview has scored all season.
Sunset's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-1. As for Westview, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Sunset took their win against Westview when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunset since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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