Baseball Preview: Westview Warriors vs. Eastbrook Panthers
The Westview Warriors are on the road again on Saturday to play the Eastbrook Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Westview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past Eastside 3-1.
Max Engle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 19 Ks.
At the plate, Maverick Deveau was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Jaxon Engle was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastbrook had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers and snuck past 10-9.
Malakai Luthy was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Hodson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Eastbrook, their win bumped their record up to 12-14.
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