Baseball Game Preview: Kickapoo on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 17, 2024, 4:07am

Baseball Preview: Kickapoo Panthers vs. North Crawford Trojans

After three games on the road, Kickapoo is heading back home. They will take on the North Crawford Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North Crawford took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Kickapoo, who comes in off a win.

Kickapoo is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsboro on Thursday and snuck past 10-8. The high-scoring effort was just what Kickapoo needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.

Jace Nagel was excellent, going 3-for-5 with four RBI.

Meanwhile, North Crawford is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 12-3 to De Soto on Monday.

Kickapoo's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-14-1. As for North Crawford, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.

Kickapoo was able to grind out a solid victory over North Crawford when the teams last played back in April, winning 9-5. Will Kickapoo repeat their success, or does North Crawford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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