Baseball Recap: Converse Drops Season-High Score on Southwood

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

02/28/25 vs Southwood	17
02/22/25 @ Peabody	16
02/06/25 @ Logansport	12
02/15/25 @ Bunkie	11
02/14/25 @ Weston	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Converse). Everything went their way against the Southwood Cowboys on Friday as the Converse Wildcats made off with a 17-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now won five in a row.

Branton Snelling was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Riley Norman was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mavrick Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Converse hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwood struck out seven times.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-6. As for Southwood, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Coming up, Converse will square off against North Webster at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Doyline at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.