The West Wendover Wolverines are on the road again on Friday to play the Incline Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. Incline took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Wendover, who comes in off a win.
West Wendover's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Oasis Academy.
The team relied heavily on Danny Soriano, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Pedro Salas, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Incline lost 16-3 to North Tahoe on Tuesday.
Tate Gitchell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
West Wendover pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Incline, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Wendover has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Incline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
West Wendover skirted past Incline 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Wendover since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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