Baseball Recap: Paoli Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Paoli nor Evansville Christian made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Rams won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 8-7. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by just one run.

Tyler Hannon

Hits (Career)

05/09/25 vs Evansville Christian	3
05/06/25 vs Salem	2
04/21/25 vs Eastern Greene	2
04/14/25 @ Orleans	2
05/13/24 vs West Washington	2

Cooper Spires and Tyler Hannon were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Spires pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Hannon pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Paoli is undefeated when he allows at most two walks, but 2-5 otherwise. At bat, Spires went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Hannon went 3-for-4 with one run. Those three hits gave Hannon a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kirkland Hughes, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Hickman, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Paoli was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Paoli pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.75 runs across that stretch. As for Evansville Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.

Looking ahead, Paoli will look to defend their home field on Monday against Springs Valley at 5:00 p.m. As for Evansville Christian, they will square off against Indianapolis Kings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Evansville Christian's pitchers better be ready for this one: Indianapolis Kings has averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season.