Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Sullivan

Golden Arrows

Margin (Wins)

05/25/26 vs North Central	16
04/09/26 @ Linton-Stockton	13
04/17/26 vs Riverton Parke	12
04/02/26 @ North Knox	12
05/12/26 vs Cloverdale	11

Sullivan came tearing into Monday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the North Central Thunderbirds 16-0. The Golden Arrows might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by seven runs or more this season.

Hunter Mason made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Sullivan let Zane Abbott and Paul Ridgeway run wild. Abbott got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Ridgeway went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two hits gave Ridgeway a new career-high.

Sullivan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Central only posted a batting average of .067.

Sullivan's victory bumped their record up to 19-3. As for North Central, they dropped their record down to 6-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Sullivan will face off against Barr-Reeve at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Golden Arrows 1.9, the Vikings 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Central, they will take on Dugger Union at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.23 runs per game on average), something the Thunderbirds will no doubt try to take advantage of.