Baseball Recap: Crestview Comes Up Short

Western Reserve hit Crestview with a four-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Roughriders. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Roughriders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Troy Weaver

Stolen Base

05/13/26 vs Western Reserve	1
05/12/26 @ Western Reserve	1
05/09/26 @ St. Paul	1

Troy Weaver was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Crestview now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Western Reserve, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Crestview will square off against Mapleton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mounties have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.26 runs per game on average), something the Cougars will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Western Reserve, they will take on Mansfield Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Flames have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.31 runs per game on average), something the Roughriders will no doubt try to take advantage of.