West Port is 2-8 against Vanguard since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Port Wolf Pack will head out on the road to face off against the Vanguard Knights at 7:00 p.m. West Port will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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 win. That's two games straight that West Port has won by exactly ten runs.
Dominic Riddle was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ahmari Dixon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Vanguard had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Yellow Jackets and snuck past 4-2.
Luke Oxendine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck 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, the team relied heavily on Jordan Volker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Robert "Bobby" Blanco, who got no hits from his one at bat.
West Port's record now sits at 3-9. As for Vanguard, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Port couldn't quite finish off Vanguard in their previous meeting back in February and fell 5-3. Can West Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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