The Taravella Trojans will square off against the Western Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Taravella is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Somerset Academy 20-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Taravella as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Javier Miranda made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Miranda was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Anthony Quigley was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jonathon Lopez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Western rose to the challenge on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Lightning. The result was nothing new for Western, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Schaefer looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western got a massive performance out of Geo Escandon, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Danny Ortega, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Taravella's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Western, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Taravella came up short against Western when the teams last played on April 4th, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Western's Zach Beyra, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that Taravella knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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