The Las Vegas Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Arbor View Aggies at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Las Vegas' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Arbor View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Las Vegas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Foothill, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Las Vegas was ranked fourth). Las Vegas came out on top against Foothill by a score of 8-5 on Monday.
Las Vegas let Joseph Ponticello and Aadyn Jaime loose on the outfield. Ponticello went 1-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Jaime scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gage McCown, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Arbor View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 8-4 to Liberty.
Michael Reed made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Las Vegas' win bumped their record up to 19-7-1. As for Arbor View, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-18-2.
Las Vegas beat Arbor View 4-1 when the teams last played on April 5th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Arbor View's Ted Tsouras, who struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Las Vegas still be able to contain Tsouras? There's only one way to find out.
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