Baseball Game Recap: Oaks Christian Lions vs. Westlake Warriors

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 11:36pm

Baseball Recap: Oaks Christian Lions vs. Westlake Warriors

Oaks Christian lost against Westlake last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Oaks Christian Lions fell just short of the Westlake Warriors by a score of 4-2. Oaks Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Westlake's part, Jesse Beer tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Beer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nolan Johnson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Oaks Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Westlake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.

Oaks Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westlake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Notre Dame (SO) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Notre Dame (SO): 2.2, Westlake: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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