Baseball Recap: West Branch Find Success

West Branch and Curwensville pushed the score to 11-9 the last time they played Curwensville, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Golden Tide. This was a revenge game for the Warriors: when they faced off against the Golden Tide back in March, they had to take a 11-9 defeat.

Caleb Hudson

Base on Balls Against

04/09/26 @ Claysburg-Kimmel	6
03/31/26 @ Curwensville	6
04/15/26 @ Moshannon Valley	4
04/20/26 @ Northern Cambria	3
05/05/26 @ Juniata Valley	2
+ 3 more games

Caleb Hudson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because West Branch is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 7-9 otherwise.

At the plate, West Branch's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Porter Ryan, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double. Another was Dylan Mcgonigal, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.

West Branch now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Curwensville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.

West Branch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Curwensville, they will take on Glendale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Golden Tide are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a five-game losing streak.