The Westlake Warriors will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Pleasant Valley Vikings at 9:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Westlake: 1.3, Pleasant Valley: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Westlake sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Paso Robles.
Westlake got a great performance from Andrew Habermann as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Habermann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kaden Youmans was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Nolan Johnson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chico and snuck past 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pleasant Valley.
Pleasant Valley let Ashton Carr and Jake Dahl loose on the outfield. Carr got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, while Dahl scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Westlake's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Pleasant Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
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