Baseball Recap: Pettisville Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Blackbirds

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 @ Continental	14
03/29/25 @ Antwerp	14
04/29/25 @ Gorham Fayette	13
05/05/25 vs Stryker	10
04/14/25 vs Toledo Christian	10

Pettisville's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Hilltop on Monday. The Blackbirds blew past the Stryker Panthers 15-5. The Blackbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Caden Bishop made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three runs and three RBI. He has become a key player for Pettisville: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

In other batting news, Creighton Aeschliman was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Pettisville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Warner, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.

Pettisville's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for Stryker, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pettisville will welcome Hilltop at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Blackbirds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cadets have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Stryker, they will host Edgerton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.