Westlake stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Calabasas Coyotes a 14-0 shutout. Westlake's victory was all the more impressive since Calabasas was averaging only 4.08 runs allowed on the season.
Westlake got a great performance from Dylan Volantis as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Volantis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season. Mason Charles came in to relieve Volantis and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Noah Stead and Kaden Youmans did most of the damage at the plate: Stead went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Youmans scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Nate Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Westlake's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Calabasas, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Westlake will have a chance to go back-to-back against Calabasas: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
