Bulldogs
| 05/12/25 @ Litchfield | 28 |
| 04/11/25 vs Gorham Fayette | 17 |
| 04/21/25 @ Vandercook Lake | 15 |
| 04/21/25 @ Vandercook Lake | 10 |
| 05/05/25 @ Waldron | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Morenci). They blew past the Litchfield Terriers 28-7 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jonas Castillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morenci is 2-1 when Castillo allows one or fewer hits, but 6-10-1 otherwise. Castillo was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Evan Gould and Talan Kruse did most of the damage at the plate: Gould went a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles, while Kruse got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave Kruse a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avery Kaiser, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Morenci always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .744. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Morenci's record now sits at 8-11-1. As for Litchfield, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Morenci beat the Terriers by a score of 18-6 later that day.
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