Wingate extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 8-8 in the process. They lost 28-4 to the Navajo Prep Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bears of the 18-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
As for Navajo Prep, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-13. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games.
For Navajo Prep's part, Liam Begay made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave Begay a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Dontayus Tsosie and Koltyn Holyan did most of the damage at the plate: Tsosie went a perfect 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI, while Holyan went 5-for-6 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Navajo Prep is 4-1 when Holyan posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jashyro Bileen, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Navajo Prep beat Wingate by a score of 15-4 later that day.
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