The Valencia Vikings will head out to take on the West Ranch Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valencia will be strutting in after a victory while West Ranch will be coming in after a defeat.
Valencia can't be too worried about heading out to take on West Ranch: they just beat Castaic at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Valencia came out on top against Castaic by a score of 5-1 on Friday.
Caleb Crawford looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Wertz, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Valencia: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Biggs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Ranch fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Layton on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 7-6. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Landon Hu made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ty Diaz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Even though they lost, West Ranch hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in eight consecutive contests.
Valencia's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-7. As for West Ranch, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 10-6.
Valencia couldn't quite get it done against West Ranch in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can Valencia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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