Baseball Preview: West Hills Wolf Pack vs. El Cajon Valley Braves
West Hills is 10-0 against El Cajon Valley since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The West Hills Wolf Pack will head out on the road to challenge the El Cajon Valley Braves at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Hills has three straight wins, El Cajon Valley has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If West Hills beats El Cajon Valley with eight runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Hills put the hurt on El Cajon Valley with a sharp 8-2 victory on Tuesday.
G Murphy looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on S Stevens, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was R Alexander, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
West Hills' win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for El Cajon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like El Cajon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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