Baseball Recap: Evart Beats Holton for Their Third Straight Victory

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 vs Houghton Lake	12
04/29/25 @ Lake City	10
04/22/25 @ Manton	9
04/14/25 @ Manistee	8
05/07/25 @ Holton	7

Evart came out on top against Holton on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run third inning. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 9-2 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

JJ Morgan spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits.

At the plate, Aidan Anderson and Lucas Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Johnson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Johnson a new career-high. Dryson Derscheid was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.

The victory (which was Evart's third in a row) raised their record to 8-4-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Holton, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-13.

Coming up, Evart will head out to take on Carson City-Crystal at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Holton will be paying especially close attention to the Wildcats' game: after the Wildcats face off against the Eagles, they'll take on Holton again at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.