Baseball Preview: WestSide Renegades vs. Man Hillbillies
WestSide is 0-10 against Man since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The WestSide Renegades will be playing in front of their home fans against the Man Hillbillies at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with WestSide sitting on four straight victories and Man on three.
On Thursday, it was close, but WestSide sidestepped Liberty for a 4-3 win.
Bryson Blankenship and Kadien Vance were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Blankenship pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Vance struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. At the plate, Blankenship went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI, while Vance scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Vance is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, Jaeden Lester was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Man only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Mingo Central on Wednesday. Man put the hurt on Mingo Central with a sharp 13-3 victory.
WestSide's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Man, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
WestSide suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Man when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can WestSide avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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