Baseball Game Preview: West Ranch Wildcats vs. Cypress Centurions

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 8:00am

Baseball Preview: West Ranch Wildcats vs. Cypress Centurions

The West Ranch Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Cypress Centurions at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Cypress took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on West Ranch, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, while West Ranch put up some runs, the same can't be said for Valencia. West Ranch came out on top against Valencia by a score of 3-0.

Hunter Manning spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, West Ranch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Buntich, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Cypress unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Villa Park by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Cypress couldn't push the score so high this time.

West Ranch's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. As for Cypress, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6-1.

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