Baseball Recap: Garfield Sets Scoring Season-High Against Rainier Beach

Bulldogs

Team Score (Highest)

04/18/25 vs Rainier Beach	38
03/31/25 vs Lincoln	6
04/16/25 @ Cleveland	5
04/09/25 vs Chief Sealth	5
04/08/25 @ Roosevelt	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garfield). They were the clear victors by a 38-1 margin over the Rainier Beach Vikings on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Nash Whitford and Logan Caravalho made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Whitford tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Caravalho pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Whitford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Whitford got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and three RBI, while Caravalho went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Whitford a new career-high.

In other batting news, Mateo Acevedo and Prince Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Acevedo went 3-for-5 with five runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Davis went 1-for-2 with four runs, five RBI, and one triple. Those two stolen bases gave Acevedo a new career-high. Burke Lowe was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.

Garfield now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Rainier Beach, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-9.

Garfield and Rainier Beach could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Bulldogs (ranked 107th) will meet Ingraham (ranked 30th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Rainier Beach will take on Chief Sealth at 4:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (304 vs. 113).