The Acalanes Dons will head out on the road to take on the Westview Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Acalanes has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Westview will come in with eight straight victories.
Acalanes came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss last Wednesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Foothill by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Dons fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Falcons since Friday.
Riley Gates was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, Westview earned an 8-3 win over Bishop's on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Wolverines have won by exactly five runs.
Jacob Kuy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Kuy was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Tyler Bissessar looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Joseph Arango-Manley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Elijah Whelan also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Westview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop's only managed three.
Westview's record is now 8-1. As for Acalanes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
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