Blue Devils
| 05/04/26 vs Elwood | 11-14 |
| 05/02/26 vs Lewis Cass | 0-14 |
| 04/30/26 vs Taylor | 19-1 |
| 04/29/26 @ Clinton Prairie | 5-15 |
| 04/23/26 vs Heritage Christian | 7-4 |
Tipton fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Elwood on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 14-11 to the Panthers. Even though they lost, the Blue Devils' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Ella Lobeck was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out six batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and 12 unearned) runs off 13 hits. Lobeck was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-6 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Anya Cline made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. Kendra Martinez also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Tipton and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Elwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tipton will welcome Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elwood, they will be playing at home against Eastbrook at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastbrook's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Elwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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