Baseball Recap: Westview has no trouble against Rancho Buena Vista

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 10:01pm

Baseball Recap: Westview Wolverines vs. Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns

While Westview put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Rancho Buena Vista. The Westview Wolverines were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns. The victory was familiar territory for Westview who now have three in a row.

Owen Peake made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. Peake has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Peake was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs and a triple.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Joseph Arango-Manley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

On Rancho Buena Vista's side, they got a good showing from David Navadel, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Rancho Buena Vista saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Janovick, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

Westview's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14-1 record this season.

Westview will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rancho Buena Vista: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

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