
Wildcats
05/02/25 vs Golden Valley | 23 |
03/21/25 vs Canyon | 17 |
02/26/25 vs Paraclete | 15 |
04/02/25 vs Valencia | 12 |
02/24/25 @ Quartz Hill | 12 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Ranch). They never let the Golden Valley Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 23-0 win on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Mikey Murr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ty Diaz was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Jonathan Hepp also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
West Ranch kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
West Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Golden Valley, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Coming up, West Ranch is taking a road trip to face off against Dana Hills at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Golden Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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