Baseball Preview: Kirby Cougars vs. Hamilton Wildcats
Kirby is 7-0 against Hamilton since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Kirby Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Hamilton Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Kirby is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.1 runs per game this season.
After a string of four wins, Kirby's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Overton by a score of 17-16. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Kirby got a massive performance out of Juan Recio, who scored three runs and stole seven bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chrismer Disla Vargas, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Kirby didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hamilton couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell victim to a rough 19-3 loss at the hands of Southwind on March 14th. The defeat means Hamilton is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Kirby's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Kirby took their win against Hamilton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 25-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirby since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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