Baseball Recap: Rushville Victorious

After only one run in their last contest, Rushville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Triton Central on Wednesday. The Lions had just enough and edged out the Tigers 10-8. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.

Carter Woolf

Earned Runs

04/13/26 @ Greensburg	7
04/15/26 vs New Castle	6
04/07/26 @ Shenandoah	6
04/20/26 vs Lawrenceburg	3
05/07/26 @ Connersville	1
+ 1 more games

Carter Woolf made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rushville is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-9 otherwise. Woolf was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Rushville let Grant Cameron and Josh Campbell run wild. Cameron went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Campbell got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Campbell is becoming a predictor of Rushville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 4-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Kaceik Lunsford, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

Rushville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Rushville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Triton Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rushville will square off against Batesville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Triton Central, they will challenge Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Crusaders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.83 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.