Baseball Recap: Carson Pollard leads Elkhart to victory over Northridge

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 8:14pm

Baseball Recap: Elkhart Lions vs. Northridge Raiders

Elkhart entered their tilt with Northridge with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Northridge Raiders by a score of 9-5 on Saturday. That's two games straight that Elkhart has won by exactly four runs.

The team relied heavily on Carson Pollard, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Shreiner, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.

On Northridge's side, Max Horner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brecken Gawthrop, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Elkhart has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Northridge, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Chesterton the next time they take the field. Elkhart will host Chesterton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Northridge will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.

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