Baseball Recap: Chewelah's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to 11

Cougars

Previous Games

04/17/25 @ Medical Lake	12-2
04/15/25 @ Reardan	22-0
04/12/25 @ Kettle Falls	13-1
04/12/25 @ Kettle Falls	21-0
04/05/25 vs Liberty Bell	3-1
+ 6 more games

Chewelah put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Medical Lake Cardinals as they made off with a 12-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Luke McGuire was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple.

In other batting news, Chewelah got a massive performance out of Makai Masuda, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Masuda has been hot recently, having also posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bode Katzer, who went 2-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one RBI.

Chewelah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .387 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Chewelah's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Medical Lake, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chewelah will challenge Reardan at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Screaming Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Medical Lake, they will square off against Colville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Crimson Hawks have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.