Baseball Recap: Friday's Win Is Ellis' Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Railroaders

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 vs Minneola	20
04/04/25 @ Decatur Community	18
04/04/25 @ Decatur Community	18
04/11/25 vs Minneola	16
05/09/25 vs Plainville	15

Ellis won the last time they faced Plainville and things went their way on Friday too. The Railroaders blew past the Cardinals 16-1. The result was nothing new for the Railroaders, who have now won 11 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Ellis got a massive performance out of Ben Byers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Byers a new career-high. Austin Lopeman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs.

Ellis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Plainville only posted an OBP of .250.

Ellis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Plainville, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-14.

Ellis wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 7-0 victory against Bucklin on the 12th. Plainville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.