Baseball Game Preview: West Valley Mustangs vs. Redlands Terriers

The West Valley Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Redlands Terriers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Monday, it was close, but West Valley sidestepped Nuview Bridge for a 6-4 win. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Caleb Trujillo and Caden Bridwell made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Trujillo pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Bridwell pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Trujillo posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Trujillo went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Bridwell went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That hit marked the first that Trujillo got this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Juarez, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases. West Valley is undefeated when Juarez posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-3 otherwise.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Redlands). They blew past Ramona 16-0 on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Terriers with their most commanding win of the season.

The win made it two in a row for Redlands and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for West Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.

West Valley came up short against Redlands when the teams last played back in February of 2018, falling 5-0. Can West Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.