Baseball Recap: Hidden Valley Beats Klamath Union for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ Mazama	18
04/19/25 @ Klamath Union	13
05/17/25 @ Phoenix	11
05/19/25 vs Klamath Union	10
05/19/25 vs Klamath Union	10

Hidden Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They beat the Klamath Union Pelicans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 14-4. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 11 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jack Matthew made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Kuhnert, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Law, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.

Hidden Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Klamath Union, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.

Looking ahead, Hidden Valley will square off against Molalla at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. Klamath Union does not have any more games scheduled as of now.