Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Loss Ends Western's Winning Streak

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

04/23/25 @ Bonanza	0-1
04/22/25 vs Cimarron-Memorial	18-8
04/17/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence	15-0
04/15/25 vs Valley	17-0
04/14/25 @ Pinecrest Academy Cadence	4-0

Western dropped their record down to 11-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Bonanza Bengals by a score of 1-0. The Warriors were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Bengals' pitcher proved too tough.

As for Bonanza, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-15 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.

For Bonanza's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Owens, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Owens' first of the season.

Coming up, Western will challenge Cimarron-Memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Bonanza, they will square off against Desert Pines at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bengals are facing the Jaguars at the right time seeing as the Jaguars are stuck on a 14-game losing streak.