Baseball Recap: Ellis Wins Going Away Against Sylvan-Lucas

Railroaders

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 vs Minneola	20
04/04/25 @ Decatur Community	18
04/04/25 @ Decatur Community	18
04/11/25 vs Minneola	16
04/22/25 @ Sylvan-Lucas	13

Ellis won the last time they faced Sylvan-Lucas and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Railroaders put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 14-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Railroaders, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Hunter Guffey and Gavyn Wildeman made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Guffey tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Wildeman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Guffey has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Guffey got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Wildeman went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ellis is undefeated when Wildeman posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ellis let Ben Byers and Aiden Aschenbrenner run wild. Byers went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Aschenbrenner went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Aschenbrenner has posted over his last 11 matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Chance Jimenez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Ellis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .355 or higher in eight consecutive games.

Ellis' victory bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Sylvan-Lucas, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ellis will venture away from home to challenge Russell at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Broncos will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Railroaders surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sylvan-Lucas, they will square off against Kinsley on Thursday. The Coyotes' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so the Mustangs' hitters will have their work cut out for them.