In what's become a running theme this season, Blackford gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Southwood Knights as the Blackford Bruins made off with an 11-2 win. While fans of Blackford might be used to big wins, the nine-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Ethan Morris and Brayden Teer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Morris pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Teer pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Morris scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Teer went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Max Bonewit, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Gage Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Southwood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jaron Craft, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Blackford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Blackford will look to defend their home field in Saturday's first game against Blue River Valley at 2:30 p.m. Blackford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Southwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison-Grant at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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