Baseball Preview: Sherman Oaks CES Knights vs. Vaughn White Tigers
Sherman Oaks CES is 1-9 against Vaughn since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sherman Oaks CES Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Vaughn White Tigers at 2:30 p.m. Sherman Oaks CES is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
While Sherman Oaks CES has not struggled against Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Sherman Oaks CES put the hurt on Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences with a sharp 14-4 win. 14 seems to be a good number for Sherman Oaks CES as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nicholas Bilicic made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bilicic has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bilicic was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Judah Sapong, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Anthony Medrano, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Vaughn played against Gardena and lost via forfeit.
The win (which was Sherman Oaks CES's third in a row) raised their record to 4-5. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Vaughn, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.
Sherman Oaks CES couldn't quite finish off Vaughn in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Sherman Oaks CES avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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