White Cloud entered their tilt with Mason County Eastern on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinals an 11-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Indians also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2025.
White Cloud got a great performance from Ayden Hensley as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Hensley also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Indians are 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-13 otherwise.
At the plate, Brady Strait and Riley Borgman did most of the damage at the plate: Strait went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Borgman went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. White Cloud is 6-1 when Strait posts two or more runs, but 7-13 otherwise. Reece Hewitt was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Indians
| 05/22/26 vs Mason County Eastern | 45% |
| 05/19/26 vs Morley Stanwood | 31.2% |
| 05/19/26 vs Morley Stanwood | 42.1% |
| 05/16/26 vs Grant | 18.5% |
| 05/15/26 vs Hesperia | 39.3% |
| + 33 more games |
White Cloud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2025.
White Cloud's victory bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Mason County Eastern, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11-1.
White Cloud will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cardinals: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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