After flying high against Garrett last Tuesday, Westview came back down to earth. The Westview Warriors took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northridge Raiders on Friday. Westview has not had much luck with Northridge recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Westview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Kauffman, who scored a run while going 4-for-5. Gavin Engle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
On Northridge's side, JT Tabor was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Tabor was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jack Urbanski was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kam Radeker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Westview's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-6. As for Northridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Westview didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 victory vs. Fremont on the 13th. As for Northridge, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Goshen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Northridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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