Baseball Preview: Basic Wolves vs. Las Vegas Wildcats
Basic is 10-0 against Las Vegas since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Basic Wolves will be playing at home against the Las Vegas Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Basic: 3.9, Las Vegas: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Basic is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Faith Lutheran, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Basic was ranked first). Basic fell 7-3 to Faith Lutheran on Thursday.
Basic got a good showing from Alex Gelb, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Andruw Giles was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Las Vegas had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Shadow Ridge on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Las Vegas in their matchups with Shadow Ridge: they've now lost three in a row.
Bryden Bull was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Justin Romero, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Las Vegas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Ridge only tossed nine.
Basic's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Las Vegas, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Basic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Las Vegas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Basic's way against Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Basic made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Basic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Las Vegas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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