The Washington Wildcats will head out to challenge the Turner Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Washington will be strutting in after a win while Turner will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Washington turned things around against Schlagle on Friday. They put the hurt on the Stallions with a sharp 19-4 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Wildcats' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Leland Estes was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Estes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Washington got a massive performance out of Luis Lopez, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Lopez has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Fennix, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Washington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Turner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-0 to Basehor-Linwood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Washington picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 2-8. As for Turner, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Washington suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Turner in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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