The Whitney Wildcats will challenge the Rodriguez Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Whitney sitting on eight straight wins and Rodriguez on 11.
Whitney is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Pitman a 9-0 shutout. Nine seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Zach Laduzinski looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Noah Warner and Bryce Farris did most of the damage at the plate: Warner went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Farris went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Warner has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Will McLemore, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Whitney kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez made easy work of Tracy on Wednesday and carried off an 11-4 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Rodriguez also got a great performance from Nick Schikore as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jack Jacobson was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Benjaman 'BJ' Smith was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Rodriguez's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Whitney, their record now sits at 17-11.
Whitney skirted past Rodriguez 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
