Baseball Preview: Las Vegas Wildcats vs. Foothill Falcons
Las Vegas has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Foothill Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Las Vegas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Foothill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Las Vegas was ranked fourth). Las Vegas' pitchers stepped up to hand Arbor View a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Las Vegas' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage McCown, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles. Justin Romero was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Foothill came up short against Las Vegas on Monday and fell 8-5. Foothill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Landon Angelo put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Angelo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Shanks was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Thayne Watson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Las Vegas' win bumped their record up to 20-7-1. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12-1.
Las Vegas beat Foothill 8-5 when the teams last played on Monday. Does Las Vegas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foothill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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