The Wilcox Chargers will take on the Mountain View Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Wilcox sitting on six straight wins and Mountain View on three.
On Wednesday, Wilcox narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Live Oak 2-1. That's two games straight that the Chargers have won by just one run.
Homestead typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Mountain View proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 4-1 win over the Mustangs.
Brennan Dooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Austin Xu was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Bandy, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Wilcox's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5.
Wilcox beat Mountain View 8-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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