Baseball Recap: Northeast Find Success

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

03/09/26 @ Baldwin	19
03/03/26 @ Jefferson County	18
03/23/26 vs Baldwin	15
02/12/26 @ Central	15
02/10/26 vs Central	15

Northeast's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Baldwin Braves a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won eight matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.

Jamauri Crawford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Crawford was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan ?ManMan? Durham, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Northeast's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-8 when he doesn't). Zekendall Williams was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Northeast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Baldwin only posted an OBP of .312.

Northeast now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Baldwin, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.

Northeast and Baldwin could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Raiders will face off against Bleckley County at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (366 vs. 124). Meanwhile, Baldwin (ranked 469th) will meet Aquinas (ranked 225th) at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.