Poway is 9-1 against Westview since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Poway Titans will look to defend their home field against the Westview Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Poway is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Wednesday, Poway narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Westview 6-4. That's two games straight that Poway has won by exactly two runs.
Luke Prigmore looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trenton Uyeda and Parker Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Uyeda scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Smith went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Uyeda has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Tse, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Poway has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Westview, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Poway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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