Baseball Recap: Blanchester Has No Trouble Against Northwest

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/15/25 vs Northwest	11
04/02/25 @ East Clinton	11
04/18/25 vs Georgetown	10
04/12/25 vs Clermont Northeastern	10
04/28/25 @ Felicity-Franklin	9

Blanchester never let their opponents score on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over the Northwest Knights. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Caleb Mobley was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.

In other batting news, Caleb Sears and Sammy Roush did most of the damage at the plate: Sears went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Roush went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Blanchester is undefeated when Roush posts two or more runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cole Mueller, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Blanchester's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.

The future could be bright for both Blanchester and Northwest: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Wildcats will try to hand Felicity-Franklin their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Northwest will look to extend Norwood's nine-game losing streak when they meet at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.