Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Council Grove

Braves

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 vs Northern Heights	18
04/01/25 @ Marion	18
03/24/25 vs Herington	18
04/21/25 vs Northern Heights	17
05/02/25 vs Lyndon	15

15 must be Council Grove's lucky number: they beat Lyndon with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Braves didn't even let the Tigers on the board, marking the Braves' second-straight 15-0 shutout. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.

The victory was the third in a row for Council Grove, bringing their record up to 15-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lyndon, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13-2.

Coming up, Council Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillsboro at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Braves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Trojans have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Lyndon, they will venture away from home to take on Central Heights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Vikings have averaged an impressive 10.3 runs per game this season.