Baseball Recap: Powell extends road winning streak to five

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 7:35pm

Baseball Recap: Powell Panthers vs. Karns Beavers

In what's become a running theme this season, Powell gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Karns Beavers a 9-0 shutout. Powell is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 13 straight.

Austin Grant spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits.

On the hitting side, Kwade Carver was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Blankenship, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

Powell's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Karns, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

Powell will be playing in front of their home fans against Sevier County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Powell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Karns, they will head out on the road to face off against Campbell County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

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