The Rancho Buena Vista Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Westview Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Rancho Buena Vista finally turned things around against Sage Creek on Friday. Rancho Buena Vista walked away with a 9-4 win over Sage Creek.
Rancho Buena Vista got a great performance from Shay Todd as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Anthony Fanelli was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Oropeza, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westview has not done well against Poway recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Westview's pitcher stepped up to hand Poway a 7-0 shutout.
Owen Peake was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Peake was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Peake wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ray Levine, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rancho Buena Vista's record now sits at 10-12-1. As for Westview, their record is now 9-14.
Rancho Buena Vista skirted past Westview 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Buena Vista since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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