Woodside won the last time they faced San Mateo, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Woodside Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over the San Mateo Bearcats. The win made it back-to-back victories for Woodside.
Dylan Babcock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Davison was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Harry Pelzman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On San Mateo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Wong, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Woodside pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for San Mateo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Woodside will head out on the road to square off against University at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. University will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Woodside surely won't give up without a fight. As for San Mateo, they will be playing at home against Lowell at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lowell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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