Baseball Game Preview: Ranchview Wolves vs. Alvarado Indians

The Ranchview Wolves will take on the Alvarado Indians at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Ranchview is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lancaster on Saturday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 10-1. The match marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Ranchview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carlos Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Martin Samford was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

Meanwhile, Alvarado has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.6 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 11-5 to Van. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Indians have suffered since February 24, 2024.

With the defeat, Ranchview broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Alvarado, they now have a losing record of 2-3.