The Ocean View Seahawks will face off against the Villa Park Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Ocean View 4, Villa Park 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Ocean View beats Villa Park with five runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Seahawks had just enough and edged out Tustin 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Seahawks have posted since March 28th.
Meanwhile, Villa Park faced Bishop Amat in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Spartans came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 6-3. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jake Nobles led a balanced Spartans bullpen and pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Nobles posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aidan Young, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Gunner Santillo was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Villa Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive games.
Villa Park pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Ocean View, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-13.
Ocean View skirted past Villa Park 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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