Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Weston). They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Kickapoo Panthers on Thursday. The Silver Eagles haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Isaac Jennings made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
| 04/17/25 @ Kickapoo | 3 |
| 05/14/24 vs La Farge | 2 |
| 04/25/24 vs Seneca | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Richland Center | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wauzeka-Steuben | 1 |
In other batting news, Garrett Jennings was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Granger, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Weston pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Kickapoo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Coming up, Weston will take on Royall at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Kickapoo, they will challenge Iowa-Grant at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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