The Westview Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Eastside Blazers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westview will be strutting in after a win while Eastside will be coming in after a loss.
Westview is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Fairfield (and have done all season long). Westview blew past Fairfield 13-3. Westview's victory was all the more impressive since Fairfield was averaging only 3.58 runs allowed on the season.
Max Engle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Engle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Engle was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braden Kauffman, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Mason Wire, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Eastside didn't have quite enough to beat Central Noble on Tuesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Eastside has lost by exactly two runs.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8.
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