Baseball Recap: Westland Has No Trouble Against Briggs

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 vs Marion-Franklin	19
05/21/25 vs Briggs	15
03/29/25 vs Mifflin	15
04/12/25 vs Madison Christian	10
03/29/25 vs Mifflin	10

Westland won the last time they faced Briggs and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Cougars were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over the Bruins. Considering the Cougars have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

RJ Burke made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs.

In other batting news, Carson Willis was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aidan Moore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.

Westland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Westland's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Briggs, they dropped their record down to 15-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Coming up, Westland will square off against Pickerington North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Briggs, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 13-0 defeat against Westerville South on the 23rd.