Baseball Recap: Central Linn Drops Season-High Score on Mohawk

Cobras

Team Score (Highest)

05/09/25 vs Mohawk	15
03/24/25 @ Camas Valley	11
05/02/25 @ Crosshill Christian	8
04/17/25 @ East Linn Christian Academy	8
04/04/25 @ Regis	8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Linn). They put the hurt on the Mohawk Mustangs with a sharp 15-1 victory on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Cobras, who have now won three matches in a row.

Jacob Helms made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Central Linn is undefeated when Helms posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-12 otherwise.

In other batting news, Trevon Nofziger was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Thomas Thornton, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Central Linn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.

Central Linn's record now sits at 7-12. As for Mohawk, they dropped their record down to 0-15 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Central Linn will square off against rival Culver at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mohawk is set to challenge their familiar foe Santiam at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.