Woodrow Wilson proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 16) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits 3-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ben Howard
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Ben Howard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Woodrow Wilson's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 6-2 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Woodrow Wilson's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Diego Valdez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Woodrow Wilson hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in four consecutive contests.
Woodrow Wilson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. Long Beach Poly's loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Woodrow Wilson will face off against rival Jordan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Long Beach Poly is set to challenge their familiar foe Compton at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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