The Exira-EHK Spartans baseball team picked up a 7-5 non-conference road win over the Griswold Tigers on Thursday night. Griswold got on the board first when sophomore Nollan Smith and  sophomore Kolbe Clint drove in the second run to take a 2-0 lead.  Then the Spartans tied it up at 2, when senior Jameson Kilworth and senior Chase Swab came into score on a RBI base hit by senior Jaiden Pettepier in the top of the fourth inning. The Spartans scored five runs in the top of the 5th inning to help secure the win. The win went to senior starting pitcher Kilworth, who worked six innings and had five strikeouts.

Coach Randy Kelly talked about his 7-5 road win over Griswood

Coach Kelly commented on Kilworth’s pitching performance.

The win for Exira-EHK will give them a 2-0 overall record and they will play Boyer Valley on May 28th. The loss for Griswold will put them at a 1-1 overall record and their next game will be May 24th when take on Stanton.