Baseball Recap: Mount Ayr Has No Trouble Against Southwest Valley

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Martensdale-St. Mary's, Mount Ayr was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past Southwest Valley 12-6. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.

Mount Ayr is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Southwest Valley, they now have a losing record of 4-5.

Mount Ayr has already played their next contest, an 11-0 victory against Wayne on the 13th. As for Southwest Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-15 defeat against Lenox on the 13th.