The SkyView Academy Hawks will venture away from home to square off against the Woodland Park Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (SkyView Academy 3.3, Woodland Park 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
SkyView Academy proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Bishop Machebeuf. While the Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Woodland Park had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Everything went their way against the Stallions as they made off with a 31-1 victory. Considering the Panthers have won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Stimits made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Woodland Park got a massive performance out of Gabe Marquez, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Marquez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Gavin Strouse was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .810. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Woodland Park pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for SkyView Academy, their record is now 5-1.
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