Harbor Light Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Ellsworth Lancers as they made off with a 15-0 win. The Swordsmen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lancers, too.
| 05/02/25 vs Ellsworth | 5 |
| 04/22/25 vs Mackinaw City | 4 |
| 04/25/24 @ Wolverine | 4 |
| 06/01/24 @ Pellston | 3 |
| 05/09/24 vs Alanson | 3 |
Will Paulus was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ayden Burns was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Jakeway, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Harbor Light Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Harbor Light Christian pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Ellsworth, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Harbor Light Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Lancers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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