
Demons
03/21/25 vs New Hampstead | 14 |
02/21/25 vs Northside | 12 |
03/20/25 @ Northeast | 10 |
03/19/25 @ New Hampstead | 10 |
03/03/25 vs Northeast | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Warner Robins). Everything went their way against the New Hampstead Phoenix on Friday as Warner Robins made off with a 14-3 win. The victory was nothing new for the Demons as they're now sitting on five straight.
Drew White made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Plank, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Kameron Lester was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Warner Robins always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Hampstead only posted an OBP of .480.
Warner Robins pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 4.8 in the others. As for New Hampstead, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
Warner Robins and New Hampstead could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Warner Robins will challenge Ware County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 215 places (224 vs. 9). Meanwhile, New Hampstead (ranked 280th) will meet Wayne County (ranked 15th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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