Baseball Preview: West Prairie Cyclones vs. Hamilton Titans
The West Prairie Cyclones will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Hamilton Titans , where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Prairie will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Bushnell-Prairie City, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Everything went West Prairie's way against Bushnell-Prairie City on Monday as West Prairie made off with a 12-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Prairie considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Hamilton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-6 margin over the Hornets.
Hamilton got a great performance from Kyle Smith as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Gage Scott was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mason Stevenson was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
West Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. As for Hamilton, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-7.
West Prairie suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Hamilton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will West Prairie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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