Baseball Recap: Tri-County North Extends Home Winning Streak to Nine

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Bradford	15
04/21/25 vs Northridge	14
04/12/25 vs New Miami	13
04/17/25 vs Preble Shawnee	12
04/10/25 vs Twin Valley South	10

Tri-County North came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Northridge Polar Bears a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Carter Lake and Peyton Fannin were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lake tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Fannin tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Lake posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. At bat, Lake went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Fannin went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Fannin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.

In other batting news, Tri-County North let Ryan Shively and Ben Knife run wild. Shively got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Knife got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave Knife a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylen Keener, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Tri-County North pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri-County North will venture away from home to face off against Franklin Monroe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Jets have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Northridge, they will head out on the road to take on Bradford at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The Polar Bears are facing the Railroaders at the right time seeing as the Railroaders are stuck on a ten-game losing streak.