Baseball Recap: Warrensburg-Latham Beats Taylorville for Their 13th Straight Win

Cardinals

Previous Games

04/17/25 vs Taylorville	8-7
04/16/25 vs Riverton	10-0
04/15/25 @ Clinton	13-1
04/11/25 vs Sullivan	11-0
04/10/25 vs Meridian	7-0
+ 8 more games

Warrensburg-Latham waltzed into their match on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Taylorville Tornadoes. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted since March 25th.

The team relied heavily on Nathan Southern, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. Those five hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trenton Bridges, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.

Warrensburg-Latham pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Taylorville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season.

Warrensburg-Latham will be playing in front of their home fans against Shelbyville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Taylorville, they will head out to square off against Lincoln at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Railsplitters have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.19 runs per game on average), something the Tornadoes will no doubt try to take advantage of.