Baseball Recap: South Comes Up Short

Rebels

Previous 5 Games

05/15/26 @ Independence	2-4
05/14/26 vs Geneva	14-4
05/13/26 vs Geneva	14-4
05/12/26 @ Orange	7-3
05/11/26 @ Mayfield	5-6

South dropped down to 7-11 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Independence Blue Devils by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Rebels couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Independence, their victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games.

For Independence's part, the team relied heavily on Vinny Carriero, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Josh Peters, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Looking ahead, South will head out to square off against North at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Rebels' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rangers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Independence, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Rittman at 5:00 p.m.