Baseball Game Recap: Crestwood Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 12:01pm

Baseball Recap: Crestwood Red Devils vs. Wickliffe Blue Devils

Crestwood lost against Wickliffe last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Crestwood Red Devils lost 13-3 to the Wickliffe Blue Devils. Crestwood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Wickliffe's part, Liam Widemire was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched. Widemire has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Widemire was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.

In other batting news, Wickliffe got a massive performance out of Chase Bonadio, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Logan Ruscin was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

Crestwood's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Wickliffe, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.

Crestwood will be playing in front of their home fans against Grand Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wickliffe, they will head out on the road to face off against Cleveland Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wickliffe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

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