There's no place like home for West Ranch, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let the Valencia Vikings onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. This was a revenge matchup for West Ranch, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Hunter Manning's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Ranch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Buntich, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Valencia's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Hunt, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
West Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Ranch will square off against Cypress at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Ranch: 3.1, Cypress: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Valencia, they will head out on the road to take on Ventura at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ventura's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Valencia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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