After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Somonauk, Earlville was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They put the hurt on the Indian Creek Timberwolves with a sharp 18-1 victory. That 17 run margin sets a new team best for the Red Raiders this season.
| 04/28/25 @ Indian Creek | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Parkview Christian Academy | 2 |
| 03/17/25 @ Gardner-South Wilmington | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Somonauk | 1 |
| 03/31/25 @ West Carroll | 1 |
Aaden Browder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Earlville is 2-1 when Browder posts eight or more strikeouts, but 2-8 otherwise. Browder was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Austin Todd was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Hayden Spoonmore was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs.
Earlville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .674. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Earlville's record is now 4-9. As for Indian Creek, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.
Earlville will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Timberwolves: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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