The Weston Ranch Cougars will be playing at home against the Chavez Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Weston Ranch has six straight victories, Chavez has 25 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Weston Ranch put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 13-4 margin over Stagg. With that win, Weston Ranch brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ayden Tinsley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Tinsley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Tinsley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nico Orona and Dominik Makinano did most of the damage at the plate: Orona scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Makinano went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. A.J. Arias was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Chavez fell victim to Edison and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a rough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings.
Chavez saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gino Nino, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Weston Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Everything went Weston Ranch's way against Chavez when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Weston Ranch made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Weston Ranch repeat their success, or does Chavez have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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