The West Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Riesel Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Riesel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West barely beat McGregor the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. West put the hurt on McGregor with a sharp 15-3 win on Friday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ayden Poteet
| 03/28/25 vs McGregor | 9 |
| 05/08/24 vs Little River Academy | 4 |
| 03/25/25 @ McGregor | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Troy | 1 |
Ayden Poteet made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double. That double marked the first that he hit this season.
In other batting news, Zayden Vega and Tylor Bruce did most of the damage at the plate: Vega scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Bruce scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Those stolen bases marked the first that Vega snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Rinewalt, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Riesel came up short against Valley Mills on March 11th, falling 14-4.
The victory made it two in a row for West and bumps their season record up to 10-5-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Riesel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3-2.
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