The Westmont Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last six games Westmont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Westmont has not done well against Leigh recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Westmont won by a run and slipped past Leigh 2-1.
Aiden Kobata spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westmont's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Rangel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Christopher had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that Christopher has won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Mason Dubenko, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Aiden Simeon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Westmont's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Christopher, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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