Baseball Game Preview: Woodside Wolverines vs. Bethel Bruins

Wolverines

Runs

03/27/25 @ Phoebus	13
03/25/25 vs Phoebus	18
03/20/25 @ Hampton	8
03/18/25 vs Hampton	3

Woodside and Bethel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. Woodside will head out on the road to take on Bethel at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Woodside and Phoebus had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Woodside came out on top against Phoebus by a score of 13-10 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Phantoms: they've now won three in a row.

Cameron Moody made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Moody was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.

In other batting news, Woodside got a big performance out of Jamarey Hardin, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Shaquan Patrick also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, Bethel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Menchville. That's two games in a row now that the Bruins have lost by just one run.

Conner Lamb spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.

Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Woodside, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Everything went Woodside's way against Bethel in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Woodside made off with a 15-6 win. Does Woodside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bethel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.