Baseball Game Preview: Willow Glen Rams vs. Leigh Longhorns

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2025, 10:32pm

Baseball Preview: Willow Glen Rams vs. Leigh Longhorns

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Willow Glen has won seven straight games at home, while Leigh has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Rams will welcome the Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Willow Glen 3, Leigh 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

On Saturday, Willow Glen earned an 8-5 victory over Piedmont Hills.

Tyson Paganini looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Kaiden Pan

Runs (Career)

04/12/25 vs Piedmont Hills2
04/11/25 vs Live Oak1
04/04/25 @ Santa Teresa1
03/22/25 vs Evergreen Valley1
03/11/25 @ Soquel1

At the plate, Kaiden Pan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Austin Korba, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Leigh beat Bret Harte 9-4 on Saturday.

Cooper Low made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Low was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, Tyler Wagner looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.

Back at the plate, Justin Jeong and Michael Mogannam did most of the damage at the plate: Jeong scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Mogannam scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Willow Glen has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Leigh, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.

Wednesday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Willow Glen hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. However, it's not like Leigh struggles in that department as they've averaged .419. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Willow Glen came up short against Leigh when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 3-0. Will the Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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