Baseball Recap: Dunbar Extends Winning Streak to Three

Dunbar barely beat Edmondson-Westside the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Poets blew past the Red Storm 14-4 on Friday. 14 seems to be a good number for the Poets as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Griffin Wildey made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Wildey was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, Dunbar got a massive performance out of Zion Foster, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Amanuel Seyoum was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Dunbar always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

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Previous 3 Games

04/25/25 vs Edmondson-Westside	14-4
04/24/25 @ Douglass	14-1
04/10/25 vs Academy for College and Career Exploration	17-13

The win was the third in a row for Dunbar, bringing their record up to 3-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Edmondson-Westside, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Looking ahead, Dunbar will square off against Patterson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Clippers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.83 runs per game on average), something the Poets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Edmondson-Westside, they will take on Lake Clifton at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.