Archie won the last time they faced Appleton City and things went their way on Tuesday too. Archie blew past Appleton City 12-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Whirlwinds.
Tanner Thompson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kale Snook, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Gavin Cowan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
03/25/25 @ Appleton City | 12-4 |
03/21/25 @ Osceola | 20-0 |
04/30/24 @ Sherwood | 11-1 |
04/23/24 @ Drexel | 13-1 |
04/16/24 @ Liberal | 13-7 |
Archie's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 11.2 runs thus far As for Appleton City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Archie will venture away from home to take on Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The game will give Archie their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Appleton City, they will square off against Ruskin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Appleton City is facing Ruskin at the right time seeing as Ruskin is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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