The WestSide Renegades will venture away from home to challenge the Princeton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. WestSide is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
WestSide will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Bluefield, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Renegades put the hurt on the Beavers with a sharp 18-10 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Renegades considering their one-run performance the match before.
Noah Akers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Sawyer Kenney
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In other batting news, WestSide got a massive performance out of Sawyer Kenney, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave Kenney a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Braxton Waldron, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
WestSide always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Princeton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against Greenbrier East, falling 8-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Princeton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braydon Dalton, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Princeton's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for WestSide, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. WestSide has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Princeton struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
