Baseball Recap: South Adams turns things around after road loss

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 8:17pm

Baseball Recap: South Adams Starfires vs. Southern Wells Raiders

There's no place like home for South Adams, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They skirted past the Southern Wells Raiders 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Adams also won the last time the pair played back in April.

South Adams saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Fields, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double. Manuel Juarez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

On Southern Wells' side, Caleb Johnson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

South Adams' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6. As for Southern Wells, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Adams will take on Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Southern Wells, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Muncie Burris at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Muncie Burris is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.

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