Baseball Recap: Biggersville Extends Winning Streak to Four

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 vs Wheeler	18
04/04/25 vs Tremont	17
03/28/25 @ Thrasher	17
04/12/25 @ Wheeler	10
04/01/25 @ Tremont	10

Biggersville came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wheeler Eagles 11-1. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by ten runs or more this season.

Case Hilliard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Biggersville is 4-2 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-10 otherwise. Hilliard was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dillon Johnson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooks Seago, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Biggersville pushed their record up to 8-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wheeler, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 8-12.

Biggersville has already played their next contest, a 16-2 loss against McNairy Central on the 12th. As for Wheeler, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 5-1 defeat against Thrasher on the 14th.