Baseball Recap: Plumas Charter Drops Highest Score of Season Against Tulelake

Warriors

Team Score (Highest)

04/10/25 @ Tulelake	31
04/04/25 @ Burney	18
04/01/25 @ Hamilton	15
04/10/25 @ Tulelake	14
03/07/25 vs South Fork	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plumas Charter). They put the hurt on the Tulelake Honkers with a sharp 31-4 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Zac Smith and Nate Patterson made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Smith struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Patterson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Smith got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one double, while Patterson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.

In other batting news, Owen Joseph was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Jhett Neer, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.

Plumas Charter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Plumas Charter's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Tulelake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Plumas Charter will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Burney at 4:00 p.m. on the 21st. As for Tulelake, they will head out to square off against Hayfork at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.