Baseball Recap: Waterford Comes Up Short

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

04/18/25 vs Mariposa County	0-11
04/17/25 @ Stone Ridge Christian	7-3
04/15/25 vs Stone Ridge Christian	12-7
04/10/25 vs Denair	3-0
04/08/25 @ Denair	0-8

Waterford dropped their record down to 8-13 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Mariposa County Grizzlies, falling 11-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Grizzlies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.

As for Mariposa County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. Considering they have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

For Mariposa County's part, they got a massive performance out of Laten Butler, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Butler has posted since back in February. Reid Allison also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Waterford will head out to square off against Le Grand at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Mariposa County, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Denair at 3:30 p.m. on May 1.