Itasca put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles with a sharp 15-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Wampus Cats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Dawson Mears made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mears was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Itasca let Brayden Daniel and Brayden Mears run wild. Daniel scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Mears scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Buddy Jackson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wampus Cats
| 03/05/25 vs Bruceville-Eddy | 15-1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Keene | 11-1 |
| 03/01/25 vs Hillsboro | 9-1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Italy | 11-2 |
| 05/01/24 vs Wortham | 14-13 |
| + 5 more games |
Itasca pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Bruceville-Eddy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
The future could be bright for both Itasca and Bruceville-Eddy: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Itasca will look to extend Non Varsity Opponent's four-game losing streak when they meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bruceville-Eddy will try to hand Blum their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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