The Mt. Morris Panthers earned a 14-9 win over the More Academy Crusaders on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Devin Wilczynski
| 04/29/26 vs New Lothrop | 7 |
| 05/11/26 @ Byron | 6 |
| 05/04/26 vs Ovid-Elsie | 3 |
| 05/21/26 vs More Academy | 1 |
| 05/16/26 @ Genesee | 1 |
Devin Wilczynski was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Mt. Morris is 5-1 when Wilczynski allows three or fewer earned runs, but 0-6 otherwise. Wilczynski was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Colby Carper-Goode was incredible, going 4-for-5 with five stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mt. Morris' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Jackson Lovelady was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Mt. Morris' victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for More Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.
Coming up, Mt. Morris will square off against Birch Run at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Birch Run has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.97 runs per game on average), something Mt. Morris will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for More Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Genesee at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wolves have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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