Pirates
| 04/07/25 @ Mira Loma | 28-0 |
| 04/03/25 @ Lincoln | 20-0 |
| 04/01/25 vs Bear River | 12-5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Colfax | 21-1 |
| 03/20/25 @ Oakmont | 10-7 |
| 03/11/25 vs Lincoln | 11-6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheatland). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mira Loma Matadors a 28-0 shutout on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates, who have now won six games in a row.
Raelynn Hulsey and Chasidy Sills made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hulsey pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sills tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Hulsey scored four runs while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances, while Sills went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, one triple, and one double. Those five RBI gave Sills a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ella Woolery was a standout: she scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kali Banuelos, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Wheatland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Wheatland's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Mira Loma, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Wheatland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Matadors: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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