Baseball Preview: Weston Ranch Cougars vs. Stagg Delta Kings
The Weston Ranch Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Stagg Delta Kings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weston Ranch has five straight victories, Stagg has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Weston Ranch never let their opponents score. They beat McNair by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-0.
Jose Aguilar was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Dominik Makinano was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gerardo Ortega, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Stagg fell victim to a tough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Bear Creek on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Stagg has lost by exactly ten runs.
Weston Ranch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Stagg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Weston Ranch came out on top in a nail-biter against Stagg when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Weston Ranch 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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