Southmont had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 2-10 to make it seven. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crawfordsville Athenians. The Mounties were not able to make up for their loss to the Athenians from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Southmont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Shirk, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
As for Crawfordsville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6-1. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
On Crawfordsville's side, Jude Coursey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave Coursey a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Crawfordsville is 3-1 when Coursey posts two or more runs, but 2-5-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Jayden Jimenez was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Henry Bannon, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
While Southmont had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
