Baseball Recap: Boardman Has No Trouble Against Perry

Boardman had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Perry on Friday. The Spartans put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 13-2 victory. The contest marked the Spartans' most dominant win of the season so far.

Landon Whippo

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/18/25 @ Perry	7
04/16/25 @ Toronto	4
04/24/24 @ Howland	4
04/01/24 vs North Gwinnett	3
04/18/24 vs Lakeview	2

Landon Whippo made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Boardman got a massive performance out of Ivan Rudiak, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave Rudiak a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Kirlik, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three runs.

Boardman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Boardman's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Perry, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Coming up, Boardman will be playing at home against Lake at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Blue Streaks have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Perry, they will face off against Firestone at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Falcons have averaged an impressive 10 runs per game this season.