Baseball Game Preview: Westview Heads Out

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 2:29pm

Baseball Preview: Westview Wolverines vs. Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns

The Westview Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Westview will head into Monday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by seven) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rancho Buena Vista 3-1.

Connor Shaw and Matthew Hines dominated on the mound. Shaw tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Hines pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Shaw has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Charles Jaskowiak was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Westview's win bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Rancho Buena Vista, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13-1 record this season.

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