Placer is 6-0 against West Park since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Placer Hillmen will be playing at home against the West Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m.
Placer's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Nevada Union on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of the Miners.
Placer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Addison, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, West Park gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past Ponderosa 12-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Park.
West Park also got a great performance from Keagan Price as he pitched six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ayden Deome, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Jayden McNeal was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Placer's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for West Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Placer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like West Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Placer's way against West Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Placer made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Placer repeat their success, or does West Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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