Vanguard is 8-2 against West Port since February of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Vanguard Knights will be playing at home against the West Port Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Vanguard's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while West Port has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
While Vanguard's win against Leesburg wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Vanguard came out on top in a nail-biter against Leesburg on Tuesday and snuck past 4-2.
Luke Oxendine made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Oxendine was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Jordan Volker was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Wells, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, West Port has not done well against Forest recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went West Port's way against Forest as West Port made off with an 18-8 victory. That's two games straight that West Port has won by exactly ten runs.
West Port got a massive performance out of Dominic Riddle, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Thompson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Vanguard's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for West Port, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
Vanguard came out on top in a nail-biter against West Port when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 5-3. Does Vanguard have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Port turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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