Baseball Game Preview: Western Heights Jets vs. Anadarko Warriors

The Western Heights Jets will square off against the Anadarko Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Western Heights' favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Anadarko has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.

Western Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Del City on Tuesday as they made off with a 25-6 victory. The Jets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.

Jacob Bohnstedt

Earned Runs

03/24/25 vs El Reno	9
03/07/25 vs Noble	5
03/11/25 vs Carl Albert	4
04/07/25 @ Guymon	2
04/15/25 @ Del City	1
+ 1 more games

Akin Aguillard and Jacob Bohnstedt made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Aguillard tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bohnstedt struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). He has become a key player for Western Heights: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise. At the plate, Aguillard went 3-for-6 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Bohnstedt scored two runs while going 1-for-6. That's the most doubles Aguillard has posted over his last 11 matches.

In other batting news, Western Heights got a massive performance out of Keziah Howell, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Howell is becoming a predictor of the Jets' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-11 when he doesn't). Caden Wiebusch was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Anadarko came up short against Casady on Tuesday, falling 17-2.

Western Heights is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.9 runs over those games. As for Anadarko, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.

Western Heights took their victory against Anadarko in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Will the Jets repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.