Wildcats
| 03/21/25 vs Canyon | 17 |
| 02/26/25 vs Paraclete | 15 |
| 02/24/25 @ Quartz Hill | 12 |
| 03/19/25 @ Canyon | 9 |
| 03/18/25 vs Castaic | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Ranch). They never let the Canyon Cowboys get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests in a row.
Omar Gutierrez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Jonathan Crowley looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
Back at the plate, West Ranch got a massive performance out of Connor Clayton, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Clayton a new career-high. Landon Hu was another key player, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and one run.
West Ranch hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
West Ranch pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Canyon, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.
West Ranch will face off against Saugus at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Canyon, they will challenge Milken at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Canyon is facing Milken at the right time seeing as Milken is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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