Baseball Recap: Luella Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Lions

Margin (Wins)

03/26/25 @ Douglass	25
03/19/25 @ Mt. Zion	20
03/31/25 @ Cedar Grove	16
03/24/25 vs North Clayton	16
03/21/25 @ North Clayton	16

Luella entered their tilt with Cedar Grove on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Saints a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Arvis Croll made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Luella: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise. Croll was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played.

In other batting news, Luella got a massive performance out of Jordan Reliford, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Reliford a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Gamble, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.

Luella kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 8.8.

Luella's record is now 11-8. As for Cedar Grove, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Luella wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-0 defeat against South Gwinnett on the 1st. As for Cedar Grove, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 26-0 loss against the Lions on the 2nd.