Baseball Recap: White Pine's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Bobcats

Previous 5 Games

03/21/25 vs Lincoln County	15-16
03/21/25 vs Lincoln County	21-3
03/18/25 @ Pahranagat Valley	20-2
03/08/25 vs North Valley Christian Academy	9-7
03/07/25 vs Chinle	10-2

After a string of five wins, White Pine's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Lincoln County Lynx by a score of 16-15. Bobcats fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Lynx since on Friday.

Daniel Highline stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Tucker Maestes was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

White Pine's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lincoln County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.

White Pine will challenge Wells at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wells will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something White Pine surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln County, they will square off against Needles at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Lincoln County will need to watch out since Needles has now posted at least ten runs in their last four contests.