The Ellinwood Eagles will face off against the Sylvan-Lucas Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Ellinwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Ellinwood let Minneapolis stack seven runs on them in the second inning on Friday but luckily Ellinwood prevailed anyway. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Lions 11-10. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won eight in a row.
Cohen Gunn
| 04/13/26 @ Ellsworth | 5 |
| 04/02/26 vs Skyline | 4 |
| 04/27/26 vs Moundridge | 3 |
| 05/08/26 vs Minneapolis | 2 |
| 05/08/26 vs Minneapolis | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
Ellinwood let Noah Herrman and Cohen Gunn run wild. Herrman got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Gunn went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Ellinwood is 7-3 when Gunn posts two or more runs, but 3-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cade Coleman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Ellinwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They are 5-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Sylvan-Lucas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Minneapolis, falling 9-1.
Sylvan-Lucas' loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Ellinwood, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Ellinwood got the 'W' when the teams last played back in May of 2025 against Sylvan-Lucas by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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