Crest Ridge extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 3-13. They came up short against the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers, falling 16-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cougars of the 5-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
As for Wellington-Napoleon, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Considering they have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Wellington-Napoleon's part, Garrett Burec and Wyatt Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Burec went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Miller went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Miller a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kingston Lopez, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Crest Ridge will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leeton at 5:00 p.m. on May 4. As for Wellington-Napoleon, they will head out to face off against Plattsburg at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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