The West Side Eagles will challenge the Viola Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Viola will be up against a hot West Side team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. West Side blew past Bradford 12-1 on Tuesday. Considering West Side has won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ty Wallace looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
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On the hitting side, Max Gipson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gipson is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Dylan Strain, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
West Side was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Viola made easy work of Mammoth Spring on Tuesday and carried off a 17-2 win. That's two games straight that the Longhorns have won by exactly 15 runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Viola and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for West Side, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
West Side took their victory against Viola in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 6-0. Will West Side repeat their success, or does Viola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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