Baseball Recap: Mcintosh Wins Going Away Against Dutchtown

Chiefs

Margin (Wins)

03/20/25 @ Langston Hughes	15
04/01/25 @ Dutchtown	12
03/12/25 vs Morrow	12
03/21/25 vs Langston Hughes	10
02/28/25 vs Whitewater	10

McIntosh won the last time they faced Dutchtown and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Chiefs put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 13-1 victory. Considering the Chiefs have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Knox Lofstad looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, McIntosh let Will Nixon and Drew Meszar run wild. Nixon scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Meszar scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. McIntosh is undefeated when Meszar posts two or more runs, but 5-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was JD Raney, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

The win made it two in a row for McIntosh and bumps their season record up to 9-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Dutchtown, they dropped their record down to 5-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McIntosh will challenge Banneker at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chiefs are facing the Trojans at the right time seeing as the Trojans are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Dutchtown, they will face off against Lovejoy at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.