Baseball Recap: Westlake extends road winning streak to 18

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 2:11pm

Baseball Recap: Westlake Warriors vs. West Warriors

Westlake extended their postseason success on Tuesday against West. They came out on top against the West Warriors by a score of 6-3. Winning may never get old, but Westlake sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Andrew Habermann tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Stead, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Nate Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

On West's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Westlake's victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-4. As for West, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8.

Westlake will head out on the road to face off against Arcadia at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Westlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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