Blue Devils
| 04/28/25 @ Chaney | 18 |
| 05/07/25 @ Memorial | 13 |
| 04/29/25 vs McKinley | 13 |
| 04/24/25 vs Memorial | 10 |
| 04/01/25 vs Waterloo | 10 |
Western Reserve had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Memorial Red Devils. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Evan Slaven made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Slaven was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Stacy, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Hartzell, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Western Reserve always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Memorial only posted an OBP of .360.
Western Reserve's record is now 11-5. As for Memorial, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Western Reserve wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 11-3 defeat against McDonald on the 9th. As for Memorial, they will challenge Waterloo at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.62 runs per game on average), something the Red Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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