The Westchester Country Day Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Westchester Country Day's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Caldwell Academy 20-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Westchester Country Day.
Tony Lopez and Ashton Pittman made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Lopez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pittman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lopez went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double, while Pittman scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Tate Vogler was a standout: he went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Covington, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian Academy had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over the Greenies.
Sam Cozart tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Sawyer Black and Domaine Vann did most of the damage at the plate: Black scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vann scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Myles Crocker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Westchester Country Day's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Westchester Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wesleyan Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Westchester Country Day suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Wesleyan Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cozart, who struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Westchester Country Day 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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