Baseball Recap: Morton Beats Galesburg for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Potters

Previous Games

04/12/25 vs Galesburg	6-4
04/10/25 vs LaSalle-Peru	3-0
04/07/25 vs Canton	7-0
04/01/25 vs Bartlett	11-1
03/28/25 @ Streator	20-1
+ 2 more games

Morton came tearing into Saturday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Galesburg Silver Streaks 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Potters have posted against the Silver Streaks since April 16, 2018.

Alex Mckie tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hudson Lovell, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Morton's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Galesburg, they now have a losing record of 7-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Morton beat the Silver Streaks by a score of 3-0 later that day.