
Wildcats
04/29/25 vs Davis Sr. | 6-0 |
04/28/25 @ Davis Sr. | 12-2 |
04/24/25 @ Folsom | 9-0 |
04/23/25 vs Folsom | 7-5 |
04/22/25 @ Jesuit | 5-4 |
04/17/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 3-1 |
Whitney entered their tilt with Davis Sr. on Tuesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Blue Devils 6-0. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-2 on Monday.
Brady Estes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over 6.1 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Whitney is 6-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-10 otherwise. Estes was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Jordan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Josh Mendoza was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Whitney hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matchups.
Whitney pushed their record up to 15-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Davis Sr., they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-9-1.
Whitney and Davis Sr. should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Wildcats (ranked 30th) will meet Granite Bay (ranked 138th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Davis Sr. will challenge Fairfield at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (40 vs. 459). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 3.7, the Falcons 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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