Woodland and Casa Roble are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Woodland Wolves will face off against the Casa Roble Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Woodland is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Woodland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Union Mine. Woodland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
David Tanner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tanner was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Woodland got a great performance from Aiden Lopez as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dylan Ramirez, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Cadotte, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Casa Roble narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rio Linda 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Casa Roble.
BRAYDEN SAUCEDO looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Casa Roble saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JACOB SCHREIBER, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. IAN PEATROSS was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Woodland's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Casa Roble, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Woodland has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Casa Roble struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Woodland couldn't quite finish off Casa Roble in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Casa Roble's CHASE WELDON, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Woodland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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