Baseball Recap: Westmoreland Sets Scoring Season-High Against Clay County

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Clay County	17
03/25/25 @ Christian Community	14
04/01/25 @ Trousdale County	13
03/20/25 @ Monroe County	12
03/06/25 vs Jo Byrns	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westmoreland). They blew past the Clay County Bulldogs 21-4 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Christopher Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Kooper Perry was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aaron Freeman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.

Westmoreland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

With the victory, Westmoreland broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 15-6. As for Clay County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westmoreland will head out to take on Jo Byrns at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Clay County, they will venture away from home to face off against Pickett County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bobcats will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something the Bulldogs surely won't give up without a fight.