Baseball Game Preview: Westfield Mustangs vs. Aldine Mustangs

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Runs

03/31/26 vs Aldine	2
03/27/26 vs Nimitz	9
03/24/26 @ Nimitz	9
03/18/26 @ Dekaney	7
03/17/26 vs Dekaney	7
+ 16 more games

For the second straight game, Westfield will face off against Aldine. Westfield will square off against Aldine at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Westfield made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Aldine, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Westfield fell just short of Aldine by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Westfield hasn't had much luck with Aldine recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.

For Aldine's part, they got a great performance from Xavier Chavarria as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, Chavarria posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.

At the plate, Rodrigo Teran was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Hiracheta, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Aldine is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Westfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Westfield has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Aldine struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.2 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.