Baseball Game Recap: Ojai Valley Spuds vs. Villanova Prep Wildcats

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Thacher, Ojai Valley was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They never let the Villanova Prep Wildcats get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The Spuds haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Archer Moller

Runs

03/04/25 @ Villanova Prep	4
03/20/25 vs Villanova Prep	2
02/27/25 @ Cate	2
03/15/25 @ Thacher	1
03/01/25 vs Nordhoff	1

Archer Moller made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Ojai Valley's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Ben Scordamaglia was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Scotty Hatton, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.

Ojai Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4. As for Villanova Prep, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ojai Valley will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Hillcrest Christian on April 15th. As for Villanova Prep, they will square off against San Luis Obispo Classical Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Luis Obispo Classical Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.5 runs per game on average), something Villanova Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of.