Baseball Recap: Wapahani Wins Going Away Against Blackford

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Randolph Southern	17
04/10/25 vs Wes-Del	17
05/22/25 @ Daleville	11
05/31/25 vs Blackford	10
05/23/25 @ Knightstown	10

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wapahani had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Blackford Bruins. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by eight runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Eli Andrews, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentine James, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.

Wapahani is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Blackford, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.

Coming up, Wapahani will challenge Eastbrook at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season. Blackford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.