The Viola Longhorns will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the West Side Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, everything went Viola's way against Mammoth Spring as Viola made off with a 17-2 win. That's two games straight that the Longhorns have won by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, West Side had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Bradford. The result was nothing new for West Side, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Ty Wallace looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Max Gipson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Gipson is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Dylan Strain was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
West Side was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bradford only posted a batting average of .000.
The victory made it two in a row for Viola and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for West Side, their record now sits at 5-1.
Viola suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to West Side when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Viola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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