Baseball Recap: Biggsville West Central Comes Up Short

Heat

Team Score (Highest)

03/31/25 vs Mercer County	12
03/28/25 @ West Prairie	9
03/18/25 vs Bushnell-Prairie City	8
03/27/25 @ Monmouth-Roseville	4
03/29/25 @ Sherrard	2

Biggsville West Central came into this matchup off a tough 15-run loss last Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Mercer County Golden Eagles by a score of 14-12 on Monday. One positive for the Heat, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Colton Spence and Jeremy Ford did some serious damage despite the final result: Spence went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles, while Ford scored a run while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Ford a new career-high in doubles (two). Xander Anderson also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Biggsville West Central kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Biggsville West Central now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Mercer County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Coming up, Biggsville West Central will head out to challenge Alleman at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mercer County, they will be playing at home against Farmington at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.