The Shasta Wolves will square off against the West Valley Eagles at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Shasta's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so West Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Shasta made easy work of Central Valley and carried off an 8-2 win.
Shasta got a great performance from Jayden Oliver as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Ryan Jarrett relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Shakespeare Taylor was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Marshall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Valley came up short against Truckee on Tuesday and fell 6-2. West Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shasta has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-1 record this season. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Shasta was able to grind out a solid victory over West Valley when the teams last played back in February, winning 6-3. Does Shasta have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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