Baseball Recap: J.F. Webb Comes Up Short

J.F. Webb extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-10 in the process. They lost 17-8 to the Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-5 last Tuesday.

Cristopher Ovando

Runs

03/18/25 @ Vance County	5
04/24/25 vs Durham School of the Arts	2
03/21/25 vs Vance County	2
04/15/25 @ Durham School of the Arts	1
03/25/25 vs Louisburg	1
+ 2 more games

Cristopher Ovando made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for J.F. Webb: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Anthoni Marling, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs.

As for Durham School of the Arts, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matches by nine runs or more so far this season.

On Durham School of the Arts' side, Oliver Seed made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Seed has posted since back in March. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Durham School of the Arts let Mars Hartmann and Vaughn Rogers run wild. Hartmann got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Rogers went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Hartmann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Michael Matuszewski was another key player, going 1-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base.

J.F. Webb has already played their next contest, a 5-2 loss against Franklinton on the 25th. As for Durham School of the Arts, they are taking a road trip to face off against Louisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.