Baseball Recap: Williston Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Williston put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over the Hawthorne Hornets. Considering the Red Devils have won three games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jacob Loock made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that he's stolen this season.

Braige Schneider

Runs (Career)

02/20/25 vs Hawthorne	4
02/14/25 @ Dixie County	2
02/11/25 vs Branford	2
04/19/24 vs Seminole County	2
02/17/25 vs Seven Rivers Christian	1

In other batting news, Williston got a massive performance out of Braige Schneider, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Schneider a new career-high in runs. Jude Bailey was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.

Williston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Williston's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.4 runs. As for Hawthorne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.

Looking ahead, Williston will head out on the road to square off against Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Union County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Hawthorne, they will welcome Countryside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.