Warrensburg-Latham has gone a perfect 10-0 against Sullivan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Cardinals will be playing at home against the Redskins at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warrensburg-Latham has nine straight victories, Sullivan has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Warrensburg-Latham's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Meridian with a sharp 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Eastyn McKenzie
| 04/10/25 vs Meridian | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Unity Christian | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Cerro Gordo/Bement | 2 |
| 03/18/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Central A & M | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Eastyn McKenzie, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Kristopher Lawson, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Warrensburg-Latham was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sullivan might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Villa Grove who claimed the real prize. The Redskins fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 5-4.
Sullivan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Schafer Ogle, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Kolton Wiley also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Warrensburg-Latham pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Sullivan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sullivan's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Warrensburg-Latham has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .499. It's a different story for Sullivan, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Warrensburg-Latham's hitters?
Warrensburg-Latham skirted past Sullivan 3-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redskins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
