Baseball Recap: Wickenburg Snags Third Win in Last Four Games

Wickenburg's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They never let the Highland Prep West HORNETS get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The Wranglers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 12 runs or more this season.

Jaxson Hone and Hazen Jones were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hone pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jones pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wickenburg is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-3 otherwise. At bat, Hone got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Jones scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in stolen bases.

In other batting news, Wickenburg let Caleb Hadley and Jaxon Newman run wild. Hadley scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Newman scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those three runs gave Newman a new career-high. Larry Wilcox was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Wickenburg has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.3 runs. Highland Prep West is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wickenburg will host Northland Prep Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Highland Prep West, they will welcome Coronado at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Coronado has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.8 runs per game on average), something Highland Prep West will no doubt try to take advantage of.