The West Port Wolf Pack are taking a road trip to square off against the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Port will be strutting in after a victory while Santa Fe will be coming in after a loss.
West Port will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Eastside on Tuesday. West Port never let Eastside onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wolf Pack in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won three in a row.
Kaiden Lavery looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Ricardo Soto
| 02/18/25 vs Eastside | 5 |
| 04/09/24 vs Interlachen | 4 |
| 04/05/24 vs Gainesville | 4 |
| 04/22/24 vs Williston | 2 |
| 04/04/24 vs Dunnellon | 2 |
On the hitting side, West Port got a massive performance out of Ricardo Soto, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one double. The dominant performance gave Soto a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahmari Dixon, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
West Port always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .690. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to Columbia. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Raiders have suffered since March 12, 2024.
Angel Irizarry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Nate Robertson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
West Port's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
West Port suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can West Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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