Baseball Recap: Western Beats Taylor for Their Third Straight Victory

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Tipton	15
05/09/25 vs Taylor	12
04/18/25 vs Carroll	11
04/12/25 @ Western Boone	10
04/10/25 vs West Lafayette	10

Western waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Taylor Titans with a sharp 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.

Aj Helmberger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gavin Denton, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brady Comer, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.

Western always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taylor only posted an OBP of .391.

Western's record is now 16-3. As for Taylor, they dropped their record down to 0-14 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Western will venture away from home to square off against Frankfort at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.9, the Hot Dogs 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Taylor, they will head out to face off against Maconaquah at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Titans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Braves have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.