Silver Creek came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the James Lick Comets as they made off with a 20-5 win. With that victory, the Raiders brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jayden Jenkins
| 05/07/26 @ James Lick | 3 |
| 04/16/26 @ Del Mar | 2 |
| 04/08/26 @ Evergreen Valley | 1 |
| 04/02/26 @ Gunderson | 1 |
| 03/26/26 vs Mt. Pleasant | 1 |
Jayden Jenkins made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Silver Creek's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Silver Creek got a massive performance out of Nathan Nunez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases Nunez has posted since back in March of 2025. Elias 'Bofo' Ochoa was another key player, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and one run.
Silver Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Silver Creek's record is now 9-10. As for James Lick, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Silver Creek will square off against rival Independence at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, James Lick is set to take on their familiar foe Hill at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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