Baseball Recap: Monterey Sets Scoring Season-High Against Red Boiling Springs

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey). They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.

Dawson Hedgecough

Hits (Career)

03/28/25 @ Red Boiling Springs	4
03/12/24 vs York Institute	3
03/27/25 @ Livingston Academy	2
04/29/24 @ Cumberland County	2
04/25/24 vs Cumberland County	2

Dawson Hedgecough made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since March 3rd. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jake Rachford and Dylan Whitehead did most of the damage at the plate: Rachford got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Whitehead went 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI Whitehead has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Brown, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.

Monterey kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.

Monterey pushed their record up to 5-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Red Boiling Springs, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Coming up, Monterey is taking a road trip to square off against Jackson County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Monterey is facing Jackson County at the right time seeing as Jackson County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Red Boiling Springs, they will welcome Pickett County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pickett County has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something Red Boiling Springs will no doubt try to take advantage of.