Westmont is 2-8 against Leigh since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Westmont Warriors will challenge the Leigh Longhorns. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Westmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Los Altos a 1-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Westmont as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Mason Pound, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Los Altos off the board.
At the plate, Westmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lakin Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Leigh sidestepped Menlo-Atherton for a 5-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Leigh.
Ollie Obenour made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Obenour was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Jeong, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Dylan Christian was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Westmont is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Leigh, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9.
Westmont came out on top in a nail-biter against Leigh when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Leigh's Marcus Glanville, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westmont still be able to contain Glanville? There's only one way to find out.
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