In the last week, the Wildcats reached a double-digit win total for the fifth consecutive season with wins at Butler (last Tuesday) and Sherwood (last Wednesday).
Their lone loss over the current stretch came at home on Thursday when they were trumped by Lafayette County.
The 'Cats record now stands at 12-3 for the 2024 season.
At Butler, Josh Bunch continued his stellar junior season as he rang up 10 strikeouts in Warsaw's 5-1 over the Bears. He allowed just 1 run on 3 hits over the 7 inning complete game.
The Wildcats led 2-1 thru 3 but a 3-run fourth frame provided all the insurance Bunch would need for the 5-1 victory.
Jayce Depriest had 2 hits to pace the Warsaw offense.
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Jayce Depriest drove in 4 runs on 2 hits, including a 3-run bomb to help lead Warsaw to a17-3 drubbing of Sherwood on the road.
The Wildcats led 4-2 after 2 innings were in the books but a 9-run third put things away. They tacked on 4 more in the fourth and cruised to the 17-3 win.
Garrett Ferguson and Bradley Watson both tallied 3 hits in the win while 2 apiece were added by Kendall Bagley, Depriest, Logan Gemes and Ryan Fajen.
Reese Maxwell got the win on the hill for Warsaw.
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In a wild one last Thursday, the Wildcats came out on the wrong end of a football-looking 18-12 final against the Huskers of Lafayette County.
The score was tied at 4-4 through 2 innings but 13 runs over the next 4 innings for the visiting Huskers didn't help the Wildcats' cause, making it 17-6.
Warsaw pushed 3 runs across in each of the sixth and seventh, but with the damage done early, went on to drop just their third game of the season.
Depriest led Warsaw with 4 hits while Josh Bunch had 3. Kendall Bagley and Jase Hubert both collected 2.
Garrett Ferguson took the loss for the Wildcats. Bagley, Depriest and Colton Kern also toed the rubber in relief.
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The Wildcats game versus Stover on Monday was canceled due to a scheduling conflict.
They traveled to Eldorado Springs on Tuesday night, will host Tipton on Wednesday before hitting the road again on Thursday when they play at South Callaway.
