Baseball Recap: McEwen Comes Up Short

McEwen lost against McKenzie last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Warriors lost 18-10 to the Rebels. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kainan Gill

Runs

04/15/25 vs McKenzie	3
03/27/25 @ South-Doyle	3
04/09/25 @ Houston County	2
03/18/25 vs Perry County	2
03/17/25 @ Perry County	2
+ 5 more games

Kainan Gill made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three doubles. He has become a key player for McEwen: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-10 otherwise. Cane Burdette was another key player, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.

McEwen's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for McKenzie, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McEwen will challenge East Robertson at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for McKenzie, they will take on Westview at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rebels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.