Baseball Recap: West Bladen Extends Winning Streak to Six

Knights

Previous 6 Games

04/21/25 @ South View	9-6
04/19/25 vs South Columbus	9-4
04/19/25 @ Overhills	13-1
04/17/25 vs Fairmont	6-4
04/15/25 @ Fairmont	6-2
04/10/25 @ Midway	5-0

West Bladen came tearing into Monday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the South View Tigers. Nine seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

West Bladen saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Weston Hilburn, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave Hilburn a new career-high. Another was Cade Allen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: West Bladen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South View only managed six hits.

West Bladen's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for South View, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Bladen will welcome Red Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South View, they will be playing at home against Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Colts' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.