West Plains fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Canyon on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Wolves have lost by just one run.
Jaylen Kaps was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 13 hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4.
Izabella Wineberg
| 03/25/25 @ Canyon | 4 |
| 03/10/25 vs Perryton | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Frenship | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Randall | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Hereford | 2 |
In other batting news, Izabella Wineberg was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Sydney Garza also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for West Plains and nudges their season record down to 7-12-1. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Canyon, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Plains and Borger will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Canyon, they will host Pampa at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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