Warriors
| 04/11/25 @ Valley | 30 |
| 03/18/25 vs Canyon Springs | 16 |
| 03/31/25 vs Desert Pines | 7 |
| 03/01/25 vs Cimarron-Memorial | 6 |
| 03/07/25 vs Doral Academy Red Rock | 5 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Vikings a 30-0 shutout on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.
River Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Martinez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Edwin Moreno was a standout: he scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those five runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade Quintana, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2.
Western always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .829. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Western now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Valley, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Western has already played their next matchup, a 24-0 victory against Pinecrest Academy Cadence on the 14th. Hopefully Valley payed attention to the Warriors' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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