Baseball Recap: Coalgate Wildcats vs. Kiowa Cowboys
Coalgate had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Kiowa Cowboys by a score of 4-1. That's two games straight that Coalgate has won by exactly three runs.
Dalton O?Dell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). O?Dell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. O?Dell is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cade Cometti, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Mccollum, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Kiowa's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Foris, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Coalgate's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Kiowa, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Coalgate didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-1 win vs. Savanna on the 26th. As for Kiowa, they will head out on the road to challenge Canadian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kiowa's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Canadian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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