On Tuesday, the Villa Park Spartans had just enough and edged the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines out 3-2. That's two games straight that Villa Park has won by just one run.
Justin Tims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Villa Park's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Lewis, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Villa Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Harvard-Westlake, their loss dropped their record down to 14-3-1.
Villa Park will be playing at home against Calabasas at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calabasas is coming into the match with seven straight wins on the road, so Villa Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Harvard-Westlake, they will challenge Orange Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Harvard-Westlake: 2.2, Orange Lutheran: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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