Baseball Recap: Falls City Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Beavers

Margin (Wins)

03/07/25 vs Sabinal	25
04/15/25 vs Knippa	16
03/14/25 vs Brackett	15
02/21/25 vs Nixon-Smiley	12
03/21/25 @ Knippa	11

Falls City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Knippa Crushers with a sharp 17-1 win. Considering the Beavers have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Dale Shaffer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Falls City is undefeated when Shaffer posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Krawietz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Falls City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Knippa only posted an OBP of .348.

Falls City's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Knippa, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Falls City will square off against Charlotte at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Knippa, they will face off against Sabinal at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.47 runs per game on average), something the Crushers will no doubt try to take advantage of.