Baseball Recap: West Comes Up Short

The home team had won the previous four meetings between West and South, and South kept the tradition alive. The Vikings fell 10-6 to the Spartans on Thursday. The Vikings were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 10-9.

Cris Melendez

Stolen Base

04/03/25 @ South	2
04/01/25 vs South	1
03/27/25 vs North	2
03/25/25 vs East Bakersfield	2

Cris Melendez and Jesse Benitez did some serious damage despite the final result: Melendez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Benitez scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Melendez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

West dropped their record down to 4-9 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-5.

Coming up, West will be playing in front of their home fans against Foothill at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Trojans will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Vikings surely won't give up without a fight. As for South, they will head out to square off against East Bakersfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans are facing the Blades at the right time seeing as the Blades are stuck on a four-game losing streak.