Baseball Recap: Nine Straight Home Victories for North Callaway

North Callaway put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Hallsville Indians as North Callaway made off with an 11-2 win. That's more bragging rights for the Thunderbirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Keaton Bell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those hits marked the first that he got this season.

Bell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Bassett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was Bassett's first of the season. Justice Moore was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

Thunderbirds

Previous Games (Home)

03/27/25 vs Hallsville	11-2
03/25/25 vs Wright City	3-0
05/21/24 vs Clark County	2-1
05/14/24 vs South Callaway	7-5
05/06/24 vs Bowling Green	1-0
+ 4 more games

North Callaway pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hallsville, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 3-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Callaway will challenge California at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Callaway 2, California 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hallsville, they will face off against Boonville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.