New Lima lost to Strother back in April of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. The Falcons walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Yellowjackets. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
| 03/31/25 vs Strother | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Wewoka | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Porter | 1 |
| 03/17/25 vs Varnum | 0 |
| 03/13/25 @ Marietta | 2 |
Tanner Johnston was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases. That's the most runs he has posted over his last five matches.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Heard, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Alex Leaver, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Lima's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 12-5. As for Strother, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Lima has already played their next contest (against Dewar), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Strother also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Varnum.
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