Baseball Recap: Potosi Wins Going Away Against South Iron

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 @ South Iron	15-2
03/26/25 @ Herculaneum	10-0
03/25/25 vs Cuba	11-1
03/17/25 @ Farmington	0-9
03/17/25 vs West County	0-8

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Potosi). They put the hurt on the South Iron Panthers with a sharp 15-2 victory on Friday. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

Landon Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI. He also scored a run, marking his first of the season.

In other batting news, Ayden Ricketts was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Lane Revelle, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Potosi always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Potosi now has a winning record of 3-2. As for South Iron, they now have a losing record of 1-2-1.

Coming up, Potosi will square off against St. Clair at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Potosi 4, St. Clair 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for South Iron, they will be playing at home against East Carter at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East Carter's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so South Iron's hitters will have their work cut out for them.