Baseball Recap: West Central Co-Op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s Run of Ten Straight Wins Now Over

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

04/21/25 @ Routt Catholic	6-8
04/18/25 vs Greenfield/Northwestern	19-2
04/17/25 @ Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	14-3
04/15/25 vs Rushville-Industry	9-8
04/14/25 vs Calhoun	5-4

After a string of ten wins, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Routt Catholic Rockets by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cougars have suffered since May 22, 2024.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 12-2. As for Routt Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] and Routt Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Cougars will challenge Greenfield/Northwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (114 vs. 343). Meanwhile, Routt Catholic (ranked 103rd) will meet North Greene (ranked 581st) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.