Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Adams Central

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 vs Aurora	17
03/22/25 vs Louisville	16
04/24/25 @ Maxwell	15
03/28/25 @ Burke	12
03/22/25 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/Dodge/Scribner-Snyder	11

Adams Central came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats as they made off with a 9-3 victory. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 games by six runs or more this season.

Owen Brown made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kowen Rader, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another was Jaron Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Adams Central hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive matches.

Adams Central's record now sits at 20-6. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.

Adams Central wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 6-1 win against Fairbury on the 8th. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-3 victory against Arlington on the 8th.