Southwood won the last time they faced Lewis Cass, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Southwood Knights won by a run and slipped past the Lewis Cass Kings 4-3.
Jaron Craft was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Craft has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Craft was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Craft wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaret Denney, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Southwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season. As for Lewis Cass, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with that loss, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Southwood will stay at home for another game and welcome Churubusco at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass will take on Blackford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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