Baseball Recap: Lexington Finds Home Field Redemption Against Warrensburg-Latham

Minutemen

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Woodland	15
03/28/25 vs Prairie Central	14
04/22/25 @ Fisher	13
05/09/25 vs Warrensburg-Latham	10
04/25/25 @ Ridgeview	10

There's no place like home for Lexington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals on Friday as they made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Minutemen have won seven contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Braeden Barber's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Miles Lainhart, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Lexington's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Drake Powell, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

Lexington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warrensburg-Latham only posted a batting average of .095.

Lexington's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Warrensburg-Latham, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 21-5 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lexington will square off against Hoopeston at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Warrensburg-Latham, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Arcola at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.