Baseball Preview: Wilson Tigers vs. West Florence Knights
Wilson hasn't had much luck against West Florence recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tigers will host the Knights at 6:30 p.m. Wilson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Wilson is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to Lake City, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Wilson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Wilsoon, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, West Florence had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They blew past the Redhawks 8-1. Considering the Knights have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Coleman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Ryan Coscetti was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lucas Perry, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
West Florence kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Wilson's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for West Florence, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Wilson suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to West Florence in their previous meeting back in March. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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