Baseball Preview: West Clermont Wolves vs. Turpin Spartans
After five games on the road, West Clermont is heading back home. They will take on the Turpin Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
West Clermont is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Henry a 12-0 shutout on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Matthew Stathos looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, West Clermont let Michael Hibbs and Hunter Stultz loose on the outfield. Hibbs scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Stultz scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Speranza, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Turpin came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Broncos out 12-11.
West Clermont's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Turpin, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
West Clermont came up short against Turpin when the teams last played on Friday, falling 4-1. Will West Clermont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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