The Arcadia Apaches will square off against the Westlake Warriors at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Arcadia sitting on six straight wins and Westlake on five.
Arcadia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Yorba Linda as Arcadia made off with a 9-1 victory. Arcadia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Fernando Palencia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Avery Truesdale, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerry Carlos, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
West typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Westlake proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 6-3.
Westlake also got a great performance from Andrew Habermann as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Noah Stead was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Nate Johnson, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Arcadia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Westlake, they pushed their record up to 26-4 with that win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Arcadia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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