Baseball Recap: Griffith Has No Trouble Against Whiting

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 @ Whiting	19
05/13/25 vs Whiting	17
04/09/25 @ Hammond Central	16
04/22/25 vs Lake Station Edison	11
04/14/25 vs River Forest	8

Griffith never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past the Whiting Oilers 17-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.

Aiden Anthony made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Griffith: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-9 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jonathan Nevarez was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Jimenez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Griffith always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .632. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in six consecutive contests.

Griffith now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Whiting, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-18.

Griffith and Whiting could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Panthers (ranked 208th) will meet Hanover Central (ranked tenth) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Whiting will face off against Washington Township at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (362 vs. 172).