West Hills is 10-0 against Mount Miguel since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Hills Wolf Pack will head out on the road to take on the Mount Miguel Matadors at 4:00 p.m. West Hills is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
West Hills is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Mount Miguel on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what West Hills needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
N Hikes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Hikes was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI.
In other pitching news, G Murphy looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, B Steveson and J Leija did most of the damage at the plate: Steveson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI and a run, while Leija scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was C Lewis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
West Hills' victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Mount Miguel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mount Miguel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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