Baseball Recap: Monte Vista Monarchs vs. West Hills Wolf Pack
Monte Vista stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the West Hills Wolf Pack with a sharp 13-6 win. The victory was familiar territory for Monte Vista who now have five in a row.
Gavin Daley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Daley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Daley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Monte Vista got a massive performance out of Niko Heidt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Reuben Cabugwas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Monte Vista's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6-1. As for West Hills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
Monte Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Hills: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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