Douglas County West won the last time they faced Arlington, and things went their way in their first game on Saturday too. The Douglas County West Falcon blew past the Arlington Eagles 9-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Douglas County West.
Wil Reeves spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cam Wiese, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Meairs-Richman, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Arlington's side, Andy Misfeldt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Luke Sharp, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Arlington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Douglas County West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Arlington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Douglas County West will look to defend their home field in their second game on Saturday against Fort Calhoun at 4:30 p.m. As for Arlington, they will head out on the road to face off against Raymond Central at 12:00 p.m. in their second game on Saturday. Arlington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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