The Basic Wolves will head out to challenge the Green Valley Gators at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Basic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Green Valley will come in with five straight wins.
Basic's tournament run continued when they took on Arcadia on Thursday. The Wolves fell 10-5 to the Apaches.
Basic got a good showing from Esty Gonzalez, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gonzalez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lyndon Lee made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Southisene, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Green Valley came out on top against Otay Ranch on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Gators blew past the Mustangs 9-3.
Jet McNelis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Green Valley got a big performance out of Maddix Kaye, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave Kaye a new career-high. Elijah Alba also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Green Valley's record is now 17-5. As for Basic, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Basic beat Green Valley 5-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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