The Mountain View Wildcats will face off against the Woodbridge Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mountain View 3.5, Woodbridge 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Colonial Forge and fell 3-1. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Woodbridge got themselves on the board against Hylton on Tuesday, but Hylton never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Bulldogs. The victory continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won eight in a row.
Caelan Goodwin-Slater was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Woodbridge let Aiden Simoneau and Kory Barbier run wild. Simoneau got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI, while Barbier went 2-for-4 with four RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Simoneau snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Parker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Woodbridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Mountain View's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only two runs. As for Woodbridge, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mountain View beat Woodbridge 7-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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