The Westmont Sentinels will face off against the Northtown Pumas at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westmont has eight straight wins, Northtown has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Westmont's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ida Crown Jewish Academy as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The Sentinels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Westmont got a massive performance out of Briggs Templeton, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Ricky Yenkin was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Westmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Northtown scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 19-11 to Walther Christian Academy. That's two games in a row now that the Pumas have lost by exactly eight runs.
Will Flores made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those RBI were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Julian Granera, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Westmont pushed their record up to 18-8-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Northtown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Westmont's way against Northtown when the teams last played on April 11th, as Westmont made off with an 18-3 win. Do the Sentinels have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pumas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
