Baseball Recap: Wright's Luck Changes for the Better on Tuesday

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

05/13/25 @ Lake Linden-Hubbell	28
05/12/25 @ Ewen-Trout Creek	16
05/13/25 @ Lake Linden-Hubbell	12
05/12/25 @ Ewen-Trout Creek	12
05/15/25 vs Jeffers	10

Wright's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They blew past the Ontonagon Gladiators 15-8. Considering the Red Devils have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Brendan McCullough and Evan Oja were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, McCullough pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Oja struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At the plate, McCullough went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Oja got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Wright is undefeated when McCullough posts two or more runs, but 5-13 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ethan Gallo was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Wright: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Ruotsala, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.

Wright moved to 11-13 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Ontonagon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Gladiators beat Wright by a score of 6-5 later that day.