The Van Nuys Wolves will take on the Fairfax Lions in a tournament on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Van Nuys has five straight victories, Fairfax has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Van Nuys barely beat Chavez the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wolves put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 12-4 win on Friday. With that victory, the Wolves brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Jesus Zacaula made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Zacaula was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Conner Alagozyan and Enzo Enciso did most of the damage at the plate: Alagozyan scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Enciso went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. That home run was Enciso's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Joel Enciso, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Fairfax might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-2 to Hamilton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Van Nuys' win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Fairfax, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Van Nuys skirted past Fairfax 5-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will the Wolves repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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