West Valley put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Lakeside Lancers as they made off with an 11-1 victory. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 9-8 win the Lancers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2021.
Nathaniel Navarrete made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Navarrete was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Navarrete is crushing it when it comes to hits: he's got at least three every time he's taken the field this season.
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In other batting news, West Valley let Antonio Estrada and Israel Michel run wild. Estrada went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Michel went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Estrada a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
West Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .500 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
West Valley's record is now 3-0. As for Lakeside, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Valley will face off against Perris at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Lakeside, they will challenge Temecula Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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