Baseball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Paradise's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/14/25 @ Gainesville	22
03/29/25 vs Commerce	12
04/01/25 vs Valley View	10
03/21/25 vs Ponder	10
03/18/25 @ Ponder	10

Paradise put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let the Valley View Eagles get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Braden Wilson tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, Carter Mara and Cash Watson did most of the damage at the plate: Mara went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one triple, while Watson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Watson is becoming a predictor of Paradise's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 1-6-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Leland Mattern, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Paradise always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .577. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Paradise is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Valley View, their defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paradise will welcome Fort Worth Country Day at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Valley View, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Whitesboro at 5:00 p.m. on the 15th.