Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for East Jordan

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

05/09/25 @ Central Lake	27
05/09/25 @ Central Lake	21
05/12/25 @ Bellaire	16
04/28/25 @ Forest Area	16
05/15/25 vs Johannesburg-Lewiston	15

East Jordan had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They never let the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.

Korbyn Russell made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Jacob Haley and William Webb did most of the damage at the plate: Haley went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Webb went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Webb has become a key player for East Jordan: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Max Beil was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

East Jordan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .630. They are 13-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

East Jordan's win bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Jordan beat the Cardinals by a score of 3-0 later that day.