Baseball Preview: West Port Wolf Pack vs. Interlachen Rams
The West Port Wolf Pack will be playing in front of their home fans against the Interlachen Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Port will be strutting in after a victory while Interlachen will be coming in after a loss.
West Port had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Gainesville on Friday as West Port made off with a 13-4 win. The victory was just what West Port needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior match.
Jason Rodriguez tossed a big game, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Ricardo Soto was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Luis Martinez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Interlachen unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of Palatka.
Cason Thomas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
West Port's win bumped their record up to 4-12. As for Interlachen, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-8.
West Port might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Interlachen when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Interlachen's Devon Williams, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Now that West Port knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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