Baseball Recap: Amherst Continues Road Dominance on Tuesday

It was a Battle of the Birds when Amherst duked it out with Iola-Scandinavia on Tuesday. The Falcons were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Thunderbirds. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Amherst let Sully Perkins and Ethan Peskie run wild. Perkins got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Peskie got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Michael Glodowski was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Falcons

Previous 4 Games (Away)

05/13/25 @ Iola-Scandinavia	11-1
05/12/25 @ Shiocton	8-5
05/08/25 @ Menominee Indian	29-1
05/02/25 @ New Holstein	5-2

Amherst pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Iola-Scandinavia, they moved to 8-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Amherst will challenge rival Manawa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Iola-Scandinavia is set to square off against their familiar foe Wittenberg-Birnamwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.