Baseball Preview: Paoli Rams vs. West Washington Senators
Paoli and West Washington are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Paoli Rams will be playing at home against the West Washington Senators at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Paoli took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Orleans 11-1. With that victory, Paoli brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Tyler Hannon spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Justin Thorton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Bostock, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Washington never let their opponents score on Saturday. Everything went their way against Eastern as West Washington made off with a 13-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Washington considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ian Rosenbaum and Hayden Morrow made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rosenbaum pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Morrow tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Rosenbaum scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Morrow scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Eli Haley and Tate Timberlake did most of the damage at the plate: Haley scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Timberlake went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Nash Ables was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Paoli pushed their record up to 6-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for West Washington, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Paoli came up short against West Washington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 9-6. Thankfully for Paoli, Mason Cox (who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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