Baseball Recap: Kenowa Hills Extends Winning Streak to Four

Knights

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 @ Greenville	17
04/14/25 @ Cedar Springs	16
03/27/25 @ Rockford	15
04/16/25 vs Cedar Springs	11
05/10/25 vs Grand Haven	10

Kenowa Hills extended their winning streak to four on Monday, bumping their season record up to 18-7-1 in the process. They put the hurt on the Greenville Yellow Jackets with a sharp 21-4 victory. Considering the Knights have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Zac McCarthy was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 12 contests.

In other batting news, Kenowa Hills got a massive performance out of Mason Peebles, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Peebles a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Brennan Gustinis, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Kenowa Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

As for Greenville, they dropped their record down to 16-13 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat they have suffered since April 30th.

On Greenville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Lisagor, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Bryant Merritt also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Kenowa Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Greenville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.