Baseball Preview: Nanih Waiya Warriors vs. Choctaw County Chargers
The Nanih Waiya Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Choctaw County Chargers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nanih Waiya is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Nanih Waiya put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Noxapater with a sharp 18-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Nanih Waiya.
Gavin Daniel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Daniel was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaleb Davis was incredible, going 4-for-5 with eight RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Kade Massey, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Choctaw County was handed a eight-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Nettleton on Friday. Choctaw County came out on top in a nail-biter against Nettleton and snuck past 5-3. The victory was just what Choctaw County needed coming off of a 12-4 defeat in their prior contest.
Robby Curtis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jeramiah Miller, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nanih Waiya has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Choctaw County, their record is now 7-12.
Choctaw County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Nanih Waiya hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .328. It's a different story for Choctaw County, though, as they've only averaged .190. Will they be able to contain Nanih Waiya's hitters?
Nanih Waiya couldn't quite finish off Choctaw County in their previous meeting back in February and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Choctaw County's Jack Hood, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that Nanih Waiya knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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