Half Moon Bay is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while West Valley is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will host the Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Half Moon Bay 2.8, West Valley 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Half Moon Bay is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Sonoma Valley a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, West Valley's hitters rose to the challenge against a Buffaloes pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.03 runs allowed on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Amador. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 13 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Gunner Church, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhett Overton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
West Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
West Valley's win bumped their record up to 23-5. As for Half Moon Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 21-9.
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