Southern Wells lost against South Adams back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Southern Wells Raiders wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-11 walloping at the hands of the South Adams Starfires. Southern Wells has struggled against South Adams recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Peyton Bertsch was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Bertsch was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Landon Johnson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Southern Wells was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
On South Adams' side, they let Owen Wanner and Kaleb Minger loose on the outfield. Wanner scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Minger scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Luke Bauman, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Southern Wells' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for South Adams, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Southern Wells will head out on the road to square off against Southwood at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwood has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Southern Wells will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for South Adams, they will head out on the road to challenge Parkway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Adams is facing Parkway at the right time seeing as Parkway is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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