Baseball Preview: Kiowa Indians vs. Elbert Bulldogs
The Kiowa Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Elbert Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kiowa fell victim to Front Range Christian and their airtight pitching crew last Friday. Their tough 20-0 loss to the Falcons might stick with them for a while.
Kiowa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Myles Erker, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Elbert didn't have quite enough to beat Evangel Christian Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Steven Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Smith was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kiowa fell to 2-1. As for Elbert, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kiowa has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Elbert struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kiowa might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Elbert in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Kiowa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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