Baseball Preview: Kiski School Cougars vs. Homer-Center Wildcats
The Kiski School Cougars will be playing at home against the Homer-Center Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kiski School is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Obama Academy of International Studies with a sharp 13-3 win.
Matt Campbell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Campbell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Eli Fontanez was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Wade Collins was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Homer-Center sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Cambria Heights on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Brayden Rado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-6. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Saiani, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with.
Kiski School came up short against Homer-Center in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 14-9. Can Kiski School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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