The West Fork Warhawk baseball team finished a turbulent week with a 1‑3 record, dropping three games before rallying to beat the Northwood‑Kensett Vikings on Friday, June 19.
Losses came at the hands of Garner‑Hayfield‑Ventura, Grundy Center and Clear Lake, each exposing different challenges for the Warhawks.
Key Performances
The victory over Northwood‑Kensett was highlighted by a collective offensive push, including hits from Brooks Jones, a triple by Brett Behr and an RBI single from Zander Hansen, while Braden Kuhlemeier also crossed the plate.
Andrew Baker’s solo home run provided the team’s only run in the earlier matchup against Garner‑Hayfield‑Ventura, a game in which the Warhawks committed two errors and turned 15 of 20 chances into outs.
Against Grundy Center, pitcher Ayden Bonner worked 3.2 innings, surrendering 16 runs on 11 hits with five walks and a hit‑by‑pitch, while Wyatt Bonnema added a strikeout in 1.1 innings of relief.
Brett Behr contributed both a run and a triple in that contest, and Zander Hansen’s base hit drove in a run, underscoring the team’s ability to generate offense despite the pitching struggles.
Additional contributors such as Jaxxen Hitzhusen, who recorded a hit, and Brooks Jones, who also logged a hit, rounded out the lineup’s effort across the week.