Westside extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-16. They lost 21-5 to the Eagle's View Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-1 two weeks ago.
As for Eagle's View, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-14 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Eagle's View's part, Daniel Chiong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Chiong a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Eagle's View is 3-1 when Chiong posts two or more runs, but 4-13 otherwise.
In other batting news, River Ahrens was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Logan Eubanks also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westside will square off against Andrew Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.07 runs per game on average), something the Wolverines will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Eagle's View, they will challenge Stanton at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Devils have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.
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