The Washington Huskies are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Benicia Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Washington made easy work of American and carried off a 9-2 win. With that victory, Washington brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Washington got a great performance from Dylan Letke as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Letke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Joseph Guerra was incredible, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Valadez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Benicia made sure to put some runs up on the board against Northgate on Thursday. Benicia blew past Northgate 10-1. With that win, Benicia brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Cormac O?Connell tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Peyton Rowles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nash Rubins, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Washington has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Benicia, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Washington couldn't quite finish off Benicia in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Washington, Peter Templeton (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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