Baseball Recap: Vel Phillips Memorial Triumphs

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Previous Games

05/08/25 - Away	7-5 W
05/06/25 - Home	1-5 L
05/13/24 - Home	2-5 L
05/08/24 - Away	13-0 W
05/05/23 - Away	4-9 L
+ 5 more games

Vel Phillips Memorial let Verona stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Thursday but luckily Vel Phillips Memorial prevailed anyway. The Spartans skirted past the Wildcats 7-5. This was a revenge game for the Spartans: when they faced off against the Wildcats on Tuesday, they had to take a 5-1 defeat.

The team relied heavily on Simon Sellwood, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ezra Liggon, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Vel Phillips Memorial's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Verona, they moved to 10-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Vel Phillips Memorial will head out to take on Janesville Craig at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Verona, they will host Elkhorn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.