Baseball Preview: Valhalla Vikings vs. Westlake Wildcats
Valhalla is 8-2 against Westlake since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valhalla Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Westlake Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Valhalla will be strutting in after a victory while Westlake will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Valhalla earned an 8-5 win over Edgemont.
Meanwhile, Westlake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 13-5 loss at the hands of Briarcliff.
Keith Haecker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Mastracchio, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Westlake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Valhalla's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Westlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Valhalla beat Westlake 7-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Westlake's Robbie Celiberti, who tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Valhalla to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
