The Westview Wolverines will be playing at home against the Sage Creek Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sage Creek is hoping to do on Monday what Rancho Buena Vista couldn't on Friday: put an end to Westview's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Westview beat Rancho Buena Vista by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-0.
Not much got past Connor Shaw, who gave up just four hits to keep Rancho Buena Vista off the board. Shaw has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sam Tellers was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Trevor Sabins was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sage Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Fallbrook on Wednesday.
Porter Rovin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Joey Hayes was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Zac Petersen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Sage Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10-1.
Westview came up short against Sage Creek in their previous matchup back in April, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rovin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Westview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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