Baseball Recap: Maconaquah Now 8-2 over Last Ten Games

Maconaquah won the last time they faced Southwood and things went their way on Monday too. The Braves were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Knights. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Braves have posted against the Knights since April 25, 2018.

Bennett Isenburg

Batters Struck Out

05/12/25 vs Southwood	5
05/05/25 vs Lewis Cass	7
04/30/25 @ Wabash	12
04/23/25 @ Manchester	6
04/15/25 vs Carroll	7
04/11/25 @ Elwood	10

Bennett Isenburg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

In other pitching news, Cohen Helmuth looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Caiden Richards, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Washburn, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Maconaquah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.

Maconaquah has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.1 runs over those games. As for Southwood, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maconaquah will head out to square off against Peru at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Braves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Southwood, they are taking a road trip to face off against Northfield at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Norsemen have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.