West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat. They lost 12-2 to the Skyline Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to West of the 4-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March of 2021.
West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Salazaar, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Skyline's side, Peyton PapaDakis and Nico Wharton did most of the damage at the plate: PapaDakis scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Wharton scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Wharton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jack Jaggi was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
West's defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Skyline, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West by a score of 8-7 later that day.
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