The West Haven Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the O'Brien RVT Condors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Haven took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hillhouse a 3-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, O'Brien RVT had just enough and edged Wright Tech out 10-9 on Thursday.
EJ Smith looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dylan Greenlaw, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Pitts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The victory got West Haven back to even at 8-8. As for O'Brien RVT, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8-1 record this season.
West Haven beat O'Brien RVT 7-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does West Haven have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Brien RVT turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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