Wolves triumph over Eagles in nail-biting finish

Wolves prepare for next home game against Fairfax
Byline photo of Isabel Valles
By Isabel Valles, Athletics Editor
Apr 9, 2025
Senior Joel Ensisco prepares to throw a pitch to start off the first round against the Chavez eagles.
Senior Joel Ensisco prepares to throw a pitch to start off the first round against the Chavez eagles.
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The bottomline | The varsity baseball team played against the Chavez High School Eagles and won with a score of 3-2. 

Highlights | 

  • The Wolves scored one run in the first, third and seventh inning
  • Senior catcher Nate Renard was the only player that was able to steal a base during this game 
  • Senior Joaquin Boche led the team in putouts, with eight throughout the game playing first base
  • Senior Joel Enciso pitched all seven innings and struck out eight Eagles
  • The team ultimately won by a walk off hit, Enciso had the last at bat in the seventh inning for the Wolves and hit a single to take junior and second basemen Kevin Mata to home plate, sealing the victory 

What’s next | The Wolves’ next game will be at home on Saturday April 5, against Fairfax High School. Then on April 9, the team will remain home and play against Arleta High School

Team thoughts| “It was a good win because we struck first, made some mistakes but came back to win with the other team talking a lot of trash,” Boche said. “So to win by a walk off made it even more sentimental.” 

Our thoughts| This was a hard fought game since the Eagles were able to catch up to the Wolves in the third inning but ultimately it was not good enough to top the Wolves at home. 

For the books| 

  • 5 wins , 2 losses
  • East Valley League
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Isabel Valles
Isabel Valles, Athletics Editor
Through participating in multiple sports writing competitions, I was able to prove my commitment to the class and was chosen to become sports editor in my second year of journalism. My love for sports writing came around the time my love for sports developed around 6 years ago. Another thing I love about writing about sports is being able to inform and catch up readers about games that they may have missed. Currently I play three sports, flag football, track and field, and basketball. After high school I plan on attending either the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Santa Cruz. My goal for this year as editor is to become a better leader and learn from any mistakes that I might make in the process.
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