Baseball Recap: Eight Straight Home Wins for Paw Paw

Paw Paw had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over the Parchment Panthers. With that win, the Red Wolves brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Remi Dempsey made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Dempsey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Andrew Lehto was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Holmes, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Paw Paw was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.

Red Wolves

Previous Games (Home)

04/18/25 vs Parchment	16-5
04/18/25 vs Parchment	8-2
04/16/25 vs Plainwell	10-4
04/16/25 vs Plainwell	11-1
04/12/25 vs Kalkaska	20-3
+ 3 more games

Paw Paw's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Parchment, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Looking ahead, Paw Paw will welcome Edwardsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Parchment, they will head out to take on Kalamazoo Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.