It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western can now relate to. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taravella Trojans on Wednesday. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Jimmy Huard
| 04/23/25 @ Taravella | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Taravella | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Gulf Coast | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Westminster Christian | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Palmetto | 0 |
Jimmy Huard was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Western saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Hernandez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Western and nudges their season record down to 12-15. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Taravella, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
While Western had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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