Braves
| 05/01/25 @ Decatur Eisenhower | 19 |
| 04/12/25 @ Taylorville | 18 |
| 05/17/25 @ Mahomet-Seymour | 14 |
| 05/17/25 @ Mahomet-Seymour | 12 |
| 04/23/25 @ St. Joseph-Ogden | 12 |
15 must be Mt. Zion's lucky number: they beat Mahomet-Seymour with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Braves blew past the Bulldogs 15-3. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Addy Rotz, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Avelyn Ethell was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Mt. Zion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .467 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Mt. Zion is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Mahomet-Seymour, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mt. Zion will head out to take on Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they will venture away from home to challenge Danville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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