Baseball Preview: Wesley Chapel Wildcats vs. Wiregrass Ranch Bulls
The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wesley Chapel will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Wesley Chapel will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate on Thursday. Wesley Chapel's pitchers stepped up to hand Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate a 10-0 shutout.
Aaron Brooks looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Guillermo Rivera and Mills Carrillo did most of the damage at the plate: Rivera scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Carrillo scored a run while going 2-for-4. Leyton Roeber was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wiregrass Ranch entered their contest against McKeel Academy on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wiregrass Ranch fell just short of McKeel Academy by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that Wiregrass Ranch let down their fans at home.
Logan Voelz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Ethan Barclay made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Binder, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wesley Chapel's victory bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Wiregrass Ranch, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
Wesley Chapel skirted past Wiregrass Ranch 1-0 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wesley Chapel since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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