Baseball Preview: Skyview Wolverines vs. Aurora Central Trojans
Skyview is 9-1 against Aurora Central since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Skyview Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Aurora Central Trojans at 11:00 a.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Skyview is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Gateway (and have done all season long). Everything went Skyview's way against Gateway on Thursday as Skyview made off with an 11-3 victory. The win was nothing new for Skyview as they're now sitting on five straight.
Joseph Ontiveros and Humberto Chavez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ontiveros tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Chavez tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Ontiveros scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Chavez went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bryan Contreras and Damian Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Contreras got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 20-6 margin over Lincoln. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Toby Sanchez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jose Gomez, who went 3-for-6 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Skyview is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Aurora Central, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Skyview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Aurora Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Skyview took their victory against Aurora Central in their previous meeting on Saturday by a conclusive 17-7. Will Skyview repeat their success, or does Aurora Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
