The Woodland Christian Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Mesa Verde Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Mesa Verde will be coming in after a defeat.
Woodland Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 21-1 margin over Golden Sierra on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won 17 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jordan Villanueva was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Villanueva was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Armaan Badhesha
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In other batting news, Woodland Christian got a massive performance out of Armaan Badhesha, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those three runs gave Badhesha a new career-high. Jayden Badhesha was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two RBI.
Woodland Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .617. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Golden Sierra only posted an OBP of .222.
Meanwhile, Mesa Verde unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Rio Vista.
Mesa Verde saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
The win made it two in a row for Woodland Christian and bumps their season record up to 20-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Mesa Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Woodland Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mesa Verde struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.2 strikeouts. 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.
