Southwood couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of the Blackford Bruins on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southwood in their matchups with Blackford: they've now lost three in a row.
Southwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Craft, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Blackford's side, Ethan Morris and Brayden Teer made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Morris tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Teer pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Morris scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Teer went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Max Bonewit was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Gage Baker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Blackford is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Southwood will head out on the road to challenge Madison-Grant at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Blackford, they will be playing at home against Blue River Valley at 2:30 p.m. in Saturday's first game. Blackford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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