Baseball Recap: Philo Sets Scoring Season-High Against Morgan

Electrics

Team Score (Highest)

04/22/25 @ Morgan	15
04/15/25 vs Sheridan	13
04/21/25 vs Morgan	12
04/17/25 @ Maysville	10
03/31/25 vs Zanesville	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Philo). They put the hurt on the Morgan Raiders with a sharp 15-4 win on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Electrics with their most commanding win of the season.

Josh Gooden made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Philo is undefeated when Gooden posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Garrett Tom and Clayton Colborn did most of the damage at the plate: Tom went 3-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Colborn went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. Tom is becoming a predictor of Philo's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ky-Mani Philip, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Philo kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.

The victory made it two in a row for Philo and bumps their season record up to 5-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Morgan, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Philo will square off against Coshocton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Morgan, they will face off against Meadowbrook at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Colts have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.