Wonderview extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 5-9 in the process. They came up short against the Atkins Red Devils, falling 7-1. If the Daredevils were looking for revenge after losing 8-3 to the Red Devils when the teams met back in April of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Nate Smith
| 04/21/25 vs Atkins | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Nemo Vista | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Mt. Vernon-Enola | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Sacred Heart | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Guy-Perkins | 2 |
Nate Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Noah Rowell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Atkins, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-12. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Atkins' side, Ethan Linboom was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Linboom was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Ethan Hillis looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Linboom wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kade Bartlett, who went 2-for-4 with one triple. That's the most hits Bartlett has posted since back in March. Cooper Goodall was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Wonderview will square off against St. Joseph at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Atkins, they will take on Lamar at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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