Baseball Recap: Rutland Wins Going Away Against Central

After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Rutland brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. Everything went their way against the Central Chargers on Monday as the Rutland Hurricanes made off with a 13-7 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hurricanes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.

Kaelik Marcus

Runs

03/17/25 vs Central	3
02/25/25 @ Wilkinson County	3
03/06/25 vs Howard	2
03/03/25 @ Central	2
02/21/25 @ Twiggs County	2
+ 2 more games

Rutland got a massive performance out of Kaelik Marcus, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Marcus is becoming a predictor of Rutland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Tate Summerday, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.

Rutland's victory bumped their record up to 7-3-1. As for Central, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.

Rutland and Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. Rutland will challenge Morgan County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 342 places (351 vs. 9). Rutland has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Similarly, Central (ranked 471st) will meet Washington County (ranked 156th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.