Watauga not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since February 27th. They put the hurt on the Freedom Patriots with a sharp 14-1 victory. The Pioneers haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Daniel Jones tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Watauga's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't).
Jake Blanton
| 03/28/25 @ Freedom | 4 |
| 02/27/25 @ West Wilkes | 4 |
| 03/08/25 vs South Mecklenburg | 3 |
| 03/04/25 vs West Wilkes | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ South Caldwell | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Blanton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Watauga is 3-1 when Blanton posts three or more hits, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Keller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Watauga always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Watauga's record now sits at 5-7. As for Freedom, they dropped their record down to 6-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Watauga has already played their next game, an 8-4 victory against Davie on the 29th. As for Freedom, they will face off against Alexander Central at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Freedom's pitchers better be ready for this one: Alexander Central has averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.
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