The Western Wildcats will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Calvary Christian Academy Eagles, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Western: 3.7, Calvary Christian Academy: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Western ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past St. Thomas Aquinas 2-1.
Mason Blocker tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadyn Perez, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Calvary Christian Academy entered their tilt with Pine Crest with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Monday.
Noah Diehl looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Cole Cleveland was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Jacob Basabe was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Western pushed their record up to 15-7 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Calvary Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Western came up short against Calvary Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Western, Andrew Painter (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
