Baseball Preview: Twin Lakes Indians vs. Kokomo Wildkats
The Twin Lakes Indians will head out on the road to take on the Kokomo Wildkats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Twin Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Twin Lakes stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Western an 8-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Twin Lakes sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Not much got past Mason Brummett, who gave up just three hits to keep Western off the board. Brummett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on CJ Brummett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Robertson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Kokomo had to settle for a 10-9 loss against Huntington North on Saturday.
Jordyn Gillespie was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Cameron Parks, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Twin Lakes' victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Kokomo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Twin Lakes has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Kokomo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Twin Lakes suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Kokomo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Twin Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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