West Ranch proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 14) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Omar Gutierrez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Landon Hu was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
West Ranch's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Harvard-Westlake, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Ranch will venture away from home to challenge Buchanan at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Harvard-Westlake, they will head out to face off against Oaks Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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