Baseball Game Preview: Louisburg Wildcats vs. Washington Wildcats

Louisburg will take on Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Louisburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

It was a proper cat-fight when Louisburg challenged Eudora on Tuesday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 5-4.

Meanwhile, Washington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Bulldogs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Chris Reno and Ryan Hooks were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Reno pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hooks pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Washington is 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-10 otherwise. At bat, Reno got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Hooks got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eric Fennix, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Washington's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 6-11 when he doesn't). Benito Morell also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Washington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They are 8-4 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Washington pushed their record up to 8-12 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Louisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 13-5.