Baseball Recap: Mather's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Mather waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over the Westinghouse Warriors. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by ten runs or more this season.

Jadier Castillo and Caden Krabill made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Castillo tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Krabill struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Castillo also tossed a walk, which is notable because Mather is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-8 otherwise. At bat, Castillo went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles, while Krabill went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Castillo has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

In other batting news, David Goytia was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Mather is 9-4 when Goytia posts two or more stolen bases, but 0-5 otherwise. Aaron Roman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Rangers

On Base Percentage

05/08/25 vs Westinghouse	73.3%
05/07/25 vs Chicago Academy	48.5%
05/05/25 @ Chicago Academy	40.9%
05/01/25 @ Farragut	20%
04/30/25 vs Farragut	36%
+ 15 more games

Mather always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.

The victory got Mather back to even at 9-9. As for Westinghouse, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Coming up, Mather will square off against Northridge at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Knights will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Rangers surely won't give up without a fight. Westinghouse does not have any more games scheduled as of now.