Baseball Recap: Lewis Central Snags Ninth Victory in Last 12 Games

Titans

Margin (Wins)

06/02/25 @ Creston	18
06/12/25 vs St. Albert	15
05/24/25 vs Norwalk	12
06/23/25 @ Red Oak	11
06/10/25 @ Denison-Schleswig	11

Lewis Central won the last time they faced Red Oak and things went their way on Monday too. The Titans put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-3 victory. Considering the Titans have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Lewis Central gave Ayden Buckles the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Buckles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Lewis Central has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for Red Oak, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.

Lewis Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-0 victory against Kuemper on the 27th. Red Oak has also already played their next matchup (against Glenwood), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.