Crab Orchard won the last time they faced Elverado and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Crab Orchard Trojans put the hurt on the Elverado Falcons with a sharp 12-2 win. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly ten runs.
Noah Tuthill
| 03/18/25 vs Elverado | 10 |
| 05/10/24 @ Agape Christian | 4 |
| 03/17/25 vs Shawnee | 3 |
| 03/28/24 vs Pope County | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Pope County | 1 |
Noah Tuthill made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Crab Orchard got a massive performance out of Cameron Dawes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. What's more, Dawes posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Hayden Troxel was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Crab Orchard always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elverado only posted an OBP of .217.
The victory made it two in a row for Crab Orchard and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Elverado, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Crab Orchard wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 10-4 loss against Vienna on the 20th. As for Elverado, they have also already played their next contest, a 26-3 defeat against Goreville on the 20th.
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