The Westwood Warriors will challenge the Valley Vista Monsoon at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
Westwood easily dispatched Shadow Ridge on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Westwood fell just short of Mountain Ridge by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Mountain Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Valley Vista came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Cowboys. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Monsoon have posted since April 22, 2024.
Valley Vista got a great performance from Isreal Armenta as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Brown, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Diego Munoz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Westwood's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Valley Vista, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Westwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley Vista in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, sneaking past 2-1. Will Westwood repeat their success, or does Valley Vista has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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