Baseball Recap: Edmondson-Westside Comes Up Short

Edmondson-Westside extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to nine on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-7 in the process. They lost 14-4 to the Dunbar Poets. The Red Storm were not able to make up for their defeat to the Poets from their previous meeting back in March of 2023.

As for Dunbar, they now have a winning record of 3-2. 14 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

For Dunbar's part, Griffin Wildey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Wildey was also solid in the batter's box, 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, Zion Foster was a standout: he 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.

Looking ahead, Edmondson-Westside will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lake Clifton at 3:45 p.m. As for Dunbar, they will head out on the road to challenge 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.