Western extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Taravella. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Taravella Trojans a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Western, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Mason Blocker's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
At the plate, Danny Ortega was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Taravella's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Mcfarlane, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Taravella didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only tossed five.
Western has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Taravella, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-11 record this season.
As of now, neither Western nor Taravella have any future games scheduled.
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