Baseball Recap: Albany Extends Winning Streak to Three

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

03/11/26 vs Jesse M. Bethel	23
04/06/26 @ De Anza	12
03/10/26 @ Miramonte	10
03/04/26 vs Berean Christian	8
03/18/26 vs Archie Williams	6

Albany waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 17-5 margin over the De Anza Dons. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

Lucian Murphy got the start for Albany and what a start it was: he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).

At the plate, Albany let Dexter Johnson and Magnus Williams run wild. Johnson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI, while Williams went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those four runs gave Johnson a new career-high. Henry Marquez-Resendez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Albany always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as De Anza only posted an OBP of .400.

Albany's record is now 9-5. As for De Anza, they dropped their record down to 0-13 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Albany is set to square off against their familiar foe Saint Mary's at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, De Anza will challenge rival El Cerrito at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.