Baseball Preview: Bagdad Sultans vs. Williams Vikings
Bagdad is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Williams is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bagdad Sultans will take on the Williams Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bagdad is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Bagdad's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Antelope 2-0.
Not much got past Joe Gonzalez, who gave up just six hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Antelope off the board.
On the hitting side, Bagdad saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Hooper, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Deegan Owings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Williams entered their contest against Wickenburg on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Williams' tough 17-4 defeat to Wickenburg might stick with them for a while.
Bagdad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which somehow isn't as good as their 21-1-1 record this season. As for Williams, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bagdad has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Williams struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bagdad came out on top in a nail-biter against Williams when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Does Bagdad have another victory up their sleeve, or will Williams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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