
Cougars
04/22/25 @ Northwest Christian School | 7-0 |
04/18/25 vs Reardan | 12-0 |
04/18/25 vs Reardan | 13-1 |
04/17/25 @ Medical Lake | 12-2 |
04/15/25 @ Reardan | 22-0 |
+ 9 more games |
Chewelah came out on top against Northwest Christian School on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Cougars never let the Crusaders get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Cougars' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The result came thanks to Luke McGuire's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dekota Acosta, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josiah Whittekiend, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Chewelah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in six consecutive games.
Chewelah's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 12.6 runs thus far. As for Northwest Christian School, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-3.
Chewelah will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Crusaders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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