For the second straight game, Wilson will face off against Spruce. The Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilson has nine straight wins, Spruce has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wilson's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Spruce with a sharp 15-0 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Juan ?JD? Arranda made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Arranda was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zane Lopez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Landon Macdonald, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Wilson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .650. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Wilson pushed their record up to 14-4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Spruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
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