Baseball Game Preview: East Webster Wolverines vs. Nettleton Tigers

By Team Reports Mar 20, 2024, 5:32am

Preview: East Webster Wolverines vs. Nettleton Tigers

East Webster has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Nettleton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Webster is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

East Webster put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Nettleton as East Webster made off with an 8-1 victory.

East Webster got a great performance from Jordan Gaskin as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Carson Norwood picked up the save, striking out six batters over 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Stetson Perkins, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Kouper Shook was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

East Webster's win bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Nettleton, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.

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