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| 03/17/26 @ Mountain Ridge | 1 |
| 03/14/26 vs Bountiful | 8 |
| 03/11/26 @ Timpview | 10 |
| 03/10/26 vs Manti | 10 |
| 03/07/26 vs Weber | 7 |
For the second straight game, Westlake will face off against Mountain Ridge. The Thunder will welcome the Sentinels at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Westlake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Westlake came up short against Mountain Ridge on Tuesday, falling 15-1. The contest marked the Thunder's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
For Mountain Ridge's part, they got a great performance from Colby Claassen as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Claassen a new career-high.
At the plate, Cooper Goff and Ryker Morton did most of the damage at the plate: Goff got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Morton went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Morton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Garrard, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Mountain Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westlake only posted an OBP of .105.
The win was the third in a row for Mountain Ridge, bringing their record up to 3-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average this season. As for Westlake, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Westlake hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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