Baseball Preview: Wilson Bulldogs vs. Downingtown West Whippets
The Wilson Bulldogs will take on the Downingtown West Whippets at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wilson: 3, Downingtown West: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wilson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let North Allegheny onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wilson.
The result came thanks to Matt VanOstenbridge's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wilson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Marmolejos, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Christo Hunsicker, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Downingtown West made sure to put some runs up on the board against Central on Monday. Downingtown West was the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Central. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Downingtown West has managed all season.
Wilson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Downingtown West, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
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