Baseball Recap: Welch Takes a Loss

Welch blew South Coffeyville out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday South Coffeyville got their revenge. The Welch Wildcats fell just short of the South Coffeyville Lions by a score of 10-8. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.

Welch saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colten Moss, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another was Brody Mills, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Even though they lost, Welch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive games.

Welch dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Coffeyville, with the win, they broke their 13-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Welch will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Oaks-Mission at 4:30 p.m. on March 24th. Welch is facing Oaks-Mission at the right time seeing as Oaks-Mission is stuck on a three-game losing streak. South Coffeyville also won't see the field for a while: their next matchup is against Copan at 4:00 p.m. on March 25th.