Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is North Decatur's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Chargers

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 @ Edinburgh	19
05/09/25 @ Waldron	17
04/24/25 vs Edinburgh	15
05/31/25 vs Tri	13
05/01/25 vs Tri	13

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only North Decatur walked away with it. They blew past the Tri Titans 13-0 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Kamdenn McKinney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. He has become a key player for North Decatur: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Henry Kinker was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dean, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

North Decatur hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive matchups.

North Decatur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tri, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's still a better percentage than their 3-19-1 record this season.

North Decatur will face off against Knightstown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Tri does not have any more games scheduled as of now.