South Adams barely beat Churubusco the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Starfires blew past the Eagles 15-1 on Saturday. The Starfires haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Shelby Weigel and Addie Baker made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Weigel tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Baker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Weigel has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive appearances. At the plate, Weigel went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while Baker went 2-for-4 with five RBI and two doubles. That's the most RBI Weigel has posted over her last 11 games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bekah Patterson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and three runs. Reagan Bollenbacher was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
South Adams was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Starfires
| 05/24/25 vs Churubusco | 15-1 |
| 05/23/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider | 11-0 |
| 05/13/25 vs Woodlan | 15-6 |
| 05/10/25 vs Manchester | 13-3 |
South Adams pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Churubusco, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 17-8 record.
South Adams has already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against Madison-Grant on the 24th. As for Churubusco, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 10-3 loss against Fort Wayne Northrop on the 24th.
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