Baseball Recap: Plumas Charter Drops Season-High Score on Burney

Warriors

Team Score (Highest)

04/04/25 @ Burney	18
04/01/25 @ Hamilton	15
03/07/25 vs South Fork	11
03/07/25 vs Pierce	9
03/20/25 @ Biggs	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plumas Charter). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Burney Raiders an 18-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Warriors have won four contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Liam Carmichael made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Plumas Charter's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Carmichael was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Plumas Charter got a massive performance out of Owen Joseph, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Joseph has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 2-6 otherwise. Nate Patterson was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

The victory made it two in a row for Plumas Charter and bumps their season record up to 5-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games. As for Burney, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Plumas Charter will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Portola at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Burney, they will take on Los Molinos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 12.1 runs per game this season.