West Hills scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Mount Miguel Matadors with a sharp 15-1 victory. The win was some much needed relief for West Hills as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
N Hikes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Hikes was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI.
In other pitching news, G Murphy looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, B Steveson and J Leija did most of the damage at the plate: Steveson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI and a run, while Leija scored three runs while going 2-for-4. C Lewis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Mount Miguel's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Reyes, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
West Hills' victory bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Mount Miguel, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
West Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mount Miguel: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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