West Valley faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Wolf Pack never let the Malemutes get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. With that victory, the Wolf Pack brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Mikko Sunie made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Sunie was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs.
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In other batting news, Brayden Witt was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. West Valley is 2-0-1 when Witt posts two or more runs, but 1-4 otherwise. Finn Lindsey was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
West Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
West Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Lathrop, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
As of now, neither West Valley nor the Malemutes have any future games scheduled.
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