Baseball Preview: Villa Park Spartans vs. Calabasas Coyotes
The Villa Park Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calabasas Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, Villa Park narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Harvard-Westlake 3-2. That's two games straight that Villa Park has won by just one run.
Justin Tims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Villa Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Calabasas sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Rio Mesa on Tuesday.
Villa Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Calabasas, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
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