Baseball Preview: Ridgeview Wolf Pack vs. Highland Scots
Ridgeview and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Ridgeview Wolf Pack will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ridgeview has four straight victories, Highland has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ridgeview can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bakersfield as Ridgeview made off with an 11-3 win.
Jared Robles and Joel Gutierrez were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Robles struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Gutierrez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Robles has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Robles scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Gutierrez scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Adam Salazar was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordan Brito, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Highland fell victim to Bakersfield Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Eagles. The shutout was out of character for Highland seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Highland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Legan, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Ridgeview is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Ridgeview came out on top in a nail-biter against Highland when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgeview 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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