The Southwood Knights will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Peru Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwood is looking for their season's first victory.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Southwood and Oak Hill, and Oak Hill kept the tradition alive. The Knights came up short against the Golden Eagles on Friday, falling 20-1.
Southwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalton Barney, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Brody Height also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peru). Everything went their way against Bellmont on Saturday as they made off with a 13-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Dylan Heyob made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Peru: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Heyob was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bryce Hill was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Peru's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Reis Bellar was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Peru always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive matchups.
The win got Peru back to even at 4-4. As for Southwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Southwood came up short against Peru when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 11-6. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
