Baseball Recap: Yorktown Wildcats vs. Woodsboro Eagles
Yorktown lost against Woodsboro back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Yorktown Wildcats fell victim to a tough 15-6 defeat at the hands of the Woodsboro Eagles. Yorktown has struggled against Woodsboro recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Deagan Mungia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
On Woodsboro's side, Layton Jochetz and Tagg Silvas made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Jochetz pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Silvas struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. At the plate, Jochetz scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Silvas scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Jordan Vega and Braden Gray did most of the damage at the plate: Vega scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Gray scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ryder Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Yorktown's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Woodsboro, their win bumped their record up to 7-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Yorktown will take on Kenedy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yorktown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Woodsboro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Three Rivers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodsboro will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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