Baseball Game Preview: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Webb City Cardinals

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Previous Games

05/09/23 - Away	2-0 W
05/10/22 - Home	6-4 W
03/25/22 - Home	8-2 W
05/13/21 - Neutral	1-11 L
05/09/19 - Away	12-2 W
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Kickapoo is 8-2 against Webb City since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Chiefs will be playing at home against the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Kickapoo is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-5 margin over Neosho on Tuesday. Kickapoo's victory was all the more impressive since the Wildcats were averaging only four runs allowed on the season.

Meanwhile, Webb City entered their tilt with Glendale on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Falcons get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted against the Falcons since April 23, 2016.

Webb City's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Kickapoo, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.

Kickapoo came out on top in a nail-biter against Webb City when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Chiefs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.