Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Southern Wells

Raiders

Previous 3 Games

04/11/25 vs Northfield	6-5
04/10/25 vs Liberty Christian	19-1
04/01/25 vs Lakewood Park Christian	11-1

Southern Wells strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Northfield Norsemen.

The team relied heavily on Jakob Gearheart, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Couch, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Southern Wells always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northfield only posted an OBP of .364.

Southern Wells' record now sits at 3-0. As for Northfield, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Wells is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Wes-Del at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Raiders are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Northfield, they are taking a road trip to take on Churubusco at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.