Baseball Recap: Lena-Winslow Starts off Right with Win over Stillman Valley

Lena-Winslow had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top against the Stillman Valley Cardinals by a score of 8-5 on Tuesday. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 12-1 win the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.

Luke Madigan

Batters Struck Out

03/18/25 @ Stillman Valley	10
05/18/24 vs Lutheran	9
05/15/24 vs South Beloit	4
05/06/24 @ Warren/Stockton	6
04/30/24 vs Dakota	9
04/23/24 @ Durand/Pecatonica	10

Luke Madigan made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.

In other batting news, Aiden Wild was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing Four bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Khayne Albright, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.

Stillman Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

We've got a battle between Panthers coming up. As for Stillman Valley, they will take on Galena at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.