While Westview didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Christian Patriots by a score of 5-1 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Wolverines, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joseph Arango-Manley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tyler Bissessar looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Arango-Manley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mahir Desai, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Ezekell Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Westview and bumps their season record up to 9-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Christian, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Coming up, Westview will face off against Fallbrook at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolverines are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Scripps Ranch at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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