Baseball Recap: Pleasant Sets Scoring Season-High Against Kenton

Spartans

Team Score (Highest)

04/14/25 @ Kenton	13
04/09/25 @ River Valley	12
04/12/25 vs North Union	9
04/01/25 @ Highland	3
03/31/25 @ Hayes	3

Pleasant barely beat Kenton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 13-3 win on Monday. The Spartans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Johnathan Maran looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

On the hitting side, Avery Hamper was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Dillon Burns was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Pleasant always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Pleasant is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Kenton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant will face off against Clear Fork at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kenton, they will head out to challenge Ottawa-Glandorf at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Titans' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them.