The Westview Wildcats will head out to challenge the South Salem Saxons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Westview is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on McNary with a sharp 11-1 win on Tuesday. The Wildcats not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 14, 2024 (when they won 14-2).
Meanwhile, South Salem strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They never let Liberty get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Saxons have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Erwin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, South Salem got a big performance out of Jackson Buckingham, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI Buckingham has posted since back in April of 2024. Teagan Scott was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
South Salem pushed their record up to 15-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Westview, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-6.
Everything went Westview's way against South Salem in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, as Westview made off with a 7-1 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Saxons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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