Wooster is 2-8 against South Tahoe since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wooster Colts will head out on the road to take on the South Tahoe Vikings at 1:00 p.m. South Tahoe took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Wooster, who comes in off a win.
Wooster is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Hug (and have done all season long). Everything went Wooster's way against Hug on Saturday as Wooster made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wooster.
Chris Ballard made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ballard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Wooster got a big performance out of Max Villa, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Jacob Watts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Tahoe fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against North Valleys on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. South Tahoe has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jonathan Bender made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Herrera, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Wooster is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for South Tahoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Wooster hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. However, it's not like South Tahoe struggles in that department as they've averaged .374. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Wooster took their victory against South Tahoe in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 10-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Tahoe's Ethan Trew, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wooster still be able to contain Trew? There's only one way to find out.
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