Baseball Game Preview: West Ranch Wildcats vs. Golden Valley Grizzlies

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Previous Games

04/25/24 - Away	6-3 W
04/23/24 - Home	6-1 W
04/21/23 - Home	22-1 W
04/19/23 - Away	9-2 W
04/22/22 - Away	20-1 W
+ 5 more games

West Ranch is a perfect 10-0 against Golden Valley since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Wildcats will face off against the Grizzlies at 3:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Friday, West Ranch didn't have quite enough to beat Hart and fell 6-5.

Mikey Murr put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Murr was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs.

Murr wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Manning, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Ryan Oh was another, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Valencia.

Skyler Sears and Ayden Renstrom did some serious damage despite the final result: Sears went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI, while Renstrom got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

West Ranch has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season. As for Golden Valley, their record is now 8-15.

West Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Golden Valley when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.