Baseball Game Preview: Maywood CES Wolfpack vs. Torres Toros

For the second straight game, Maywood CES will face off against Torres. The Wolfpack will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Toros at 3:00 p.m. Maywood CES is on a five-game streak of home wins, Torres a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season), meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.

Maywood CES will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Torres on Monday. The Wolfpack blew past the Toros 11-3. The Wolfpack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by eight runs or more this season.

Andrew Moran made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Maywood CES is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Moran was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

David Aguirre

Runs

02/28/25 @ Roybal	3
04/21/25 @ Torres	2
04/07/25 @ Elizabeth	2
04/02/25 @ Sotomayor	2
03/07/25 vs King/Drew	2
+ 5 more games

In other batting news, Maywood CES let Hernan Ruiz and David Aguirre run wild. Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Aguirre went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Aguirre has become a key player for Maywood CES: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise.

Maywood CES has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Torres, the defeat snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 10-2 record.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Maywood CES has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Torres struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.