Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ellwood City). They put the hurt on the Sto-Rox Vikings with a sharp 23-1 win on Monday. With that victory, the Wolverine brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Aaron Lake made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Ellwood City is undefeated when Lake allows three or fewer hits, but 1-3 otherwise. Lake was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Jordan Keller
| 04/07/25 @ Sto-Rox | 7 |
| 05/02/24 vs Riverview | 6 |
| 04/24/24 vs Laurel | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs New Brighton | 2 |
| 05/07/24 vs Shenango | 2 |
In other batting news, Jordan Keller was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-4. Those seven RBI gave him a new career-high. Anthony Barberio was another key player, scoring four runs while going 1-for-1.
Ellwood City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Ellwood City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Sto-Rox, they dropped their record down to 0-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ellwood City will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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