Baseball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for South Lewis

Falcons

Previous Games

05/14/25 vs Belleville Henderson Central	16-0
05/12/25 vs Herkimer	4-1
05/07/25 vs Alexandria Central	5-1
05/05/25 vs West Canada Valley	11-2
05/02/25 vs Carthage	6-4
+ 5 more games

South Lewis came tearing into Wednesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Belleville Henderson Central Panthers get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Conner Carpenter and Maddox Morrison made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Carpenter pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Morrison didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. At bat, Carpenter earned one run and two stolen bases, while Morrison got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Shaun McManus was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Spann, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one run.

South Lewis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .647. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

South Lewis pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Belleville Henderson Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Lewis will take on Sackets Harbor Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.67 runs per game on average), something the Falcons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Belleville Henderson Central, they will host Sandy Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.