Baseball Recap: South Oak Cliff Gets the Win

Bears

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 vs Carter	18
03/07/25 vs Southwest	15
03/06/25 vs Wyatt	15
02/27/25 vs Spruce	12
02/28/25 vs Southwest	10

South Oak Cliff barely beat Western Hills the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The South Oak Cliff Bears' pitchers stepped up to hand the Western Hills Cougars a 9-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Matthew Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rodriguez was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, King Hatley was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Casas, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

South Oak Cliff always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .652. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western Hills only posted an OBP of .353.

South Oak Cliff's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Western Hills, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Oak Cliff will square off against Molina at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Western Hills, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Western Hills Cougars challenge Panther Creek Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.