Westlake and Oaks Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Westlake Warriors will be playing at home against the Oaks Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Westlake is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Westlake will head into Friday's game having proved themselves against Newbury Park: Westlake took a 16-point loss the last time they faced off against Newbury Park, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Westlake skirted past Newbury Park 4-2.
Kaden Youmans and Nate Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Youmans didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Johnson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. At the plate, Youmans got on base in three of his seven plate appearances with two RBI and a double, while Johnson went 2-for-7 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Johnson, who got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Oaks Christian's offense. They fell 5-0 to Huntington Beach on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Oaks Christian's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Westlake pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Oaks Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
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