Baseball Recap: West Bladen's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Knights

Previous 5 Games

05/06/25 vs St. Pauls	4-5
05/03/25 @ Midway	8-6
05/02/25 @ Red Springs	10-0
04/29/25 vs Red Springs	10-0
04/21/25 @ South View	9-6

West Bladen and St. Pauls squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but West Bladen had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.

Brady Durden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, JT Hepler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Allen, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

West Bladen's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for St. Pauls, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-13 record.

West Bladen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Pauls, they will square off against SouthWest Edgecombe on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cougars have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.