Baseball Recap: Plumas Charter Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 @ Tulelake	27
04/22/25 @ Dunsmuir	20
04/04/25 @ Burney	18
04/22/25 @ Dunsmuir	16
04/21/25 vs Burney	14

Plumas Charter had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Dunsmuir Tigers with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Warriors have won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Colton McDonald and Blake Metcalf made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, McDonald struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Metcalf tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, McDonald went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Metcalf went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Those two RBI gave McDonald a new career-high.

In other batting news, Plumas Charter got a massive performance out of Dalton Bentz, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. The Warriors are undefeated when Bentz posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhett Neer, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles.

Plumas Charter kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Plumas Charter pushed their record up to 11-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.3 runs over those games. As for Dunsmuir, they are on a 30-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Looking ahead, Plumas Charter will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Portola at 4:00 p.m. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.93 runs per game on average), something the Warriors will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Dunsmuir, they will head out on the road to square off against Westwood at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.