Baseball Recap: North Decatur Wins Going Away Against Southwestern

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 @ Edinburgh	19
05/09/25 @ Waldron	17
04/24/25 vs Edinburgh	15
05/01/25 vs Tri	13
04/10/25 @ Morristown	13

North Decatur won the last time they faced Southwestern and things went their way on Friday too. The Chargers were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Spartans. Considering the Chargers have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Kamdenn McKinney spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because North Decatur is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 6-8 otherwise.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Xander Jones, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Fields, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.

North Decatur was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory made it two in a row for North Decatur and bumps their season record up to 10-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Southwestern, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.

North Decatur wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-5 victory against Rising Sun on the 17th. As for Southwestern, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-5 defeat against Knightstown on the 19th.