Baseball Recap: Aledo Snags Seventh Victory in Last Eight Games

Bearcats

Margin (Wins)

04/04/25 vs Fossil Ridge	14
04/01/25 @ Fossil Ridge	14
04/11/25 @ Saginaw	13
05/08/25 vs Arlington Heights	10
04/25/25 vs Azle	10

Aledo had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets with a sharp 12-2 victory on Thursday. Considering the Bearcats have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Grayson McKelvey tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Landon Barnes and Luke Gladchuk did most of the damage at the plate: Barnes went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI, while Gladchuk went 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple. Those three runs gave Gladchuk a new career-high. Lucas Nawrocki was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.

Aledo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arlington Heights only posted an OBP of .211.

Aledo is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Arlington Heights, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-10-1.

Aledo will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Yellowjackets: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.