Baseball Preview: Las Vegas Wildcats vs. Coronado Cougars
The Las Vegas Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Coronado Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Desert Oasis, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Las Vegas was ranked second). Las Vegas wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Desert Oasis on Monday. The game marked the first time this season in which Las Vegas was not able to get on the board.
Joseph Ponticello made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Gage McCown was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Coronado came up short against Spring Valley on Monday and fell 8-5.
Coronado also got a good showing from Maddox Arens, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jase Pashales made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Las Vegas' defeat dropped their record down to 17-4-1. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Las Vegas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Las Vegas beat Coronado 4-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Las Vegas repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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