Baseball Game Preview: Exeter Monarchs vs. Woodlake Tigers

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Previous 5 Games

02/15/24 - Away	10-3 W
04/05/23 - Away	11-6 W
03/08/22 - Home	14-2 W
03/03/20 - Away	26-3 W
02/12/19 - Home	13-1 W

Exeter is a perfect 5-0 against Woodlake since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. Exeter will host Woodlake at 1:30 p.m. Exeter will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Exeter is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Avenal get on the board and left with a 23-0 victory on Wednesday. Considering the Monarchs have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Cade McElmoyl was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Beckett Beyer was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Woodlake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Orosi on Tuesday, sneaking past 9-8. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won six in a row.

Thomas Leedy was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Lang, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Woodlake kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Exeter's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Woodlake, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

Everything went Exeter's way against Woodlake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as Exeter made off with a 10-3 victory. Does Exeter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.