WestSide is 1-9 against Wyoming East since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The WestSide Renegades will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wyoming East Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
WestSide is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 15-5 to PikeView. That's two games in a row now that WestSide has lost by exactly ten runs.
WestSide saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Blankenship, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Blankenship has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Wyoming East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Bluefield by a score of 7-6.
Dylan Golden and Miken Smyth stepped up to the plate in a big way. Golden scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Smyth went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
WestSide's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Wyoming East, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. WestSide has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wyoming East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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