Baseball Recap: Decatur Drops Season-High Score on White River

Golden Gators

Team Score (Highest)

03/25/25 vs White River	10
03/08/25 vs Auburn	7
03/18/25 @ Kentlake	5
03/11/25 @ Kentwood	5
03/14/25 @ Auburn Riverside	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Decatur). Everything went their way against the White River Hornets on Tuesday as Decatur made off with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Gators considering their two-run performance the match before.

The result came thanks to Tyler Buol's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Ethan Flavel was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. Landon Le was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Decatur hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as White River struck out nine times.

The victory made it two in a row for Decatur and bumps their season record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for White River, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Decatur is set to face off against their familiar foe Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Decatur 1.5, Jefferson 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, White River will challenge rival Beamer at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.